The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torit () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in
Torit
Torit is a city of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan.
History
On 18 August 1955, the Equatoria Corps mutinied at Torit, starting the First Sudanese Civil War. In 1964 the military government in Khartoum closed "all the Christian miss ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Juba
Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria, Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a populatio ...
in
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
.
History
The Diocese of Torit is a suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of Juba. It was detached from Juba on May 2, 1983. The first Bishop Paride Taban was appointed on July 2, 1983. The Diocese covers 82,542 km
2. and has a population of 1,550,000 of whom around 70% (1,085,000) are Catholics. It has three deaneries: Western Deanery, bordering Uganda, Central Deanery, bordering north south of
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
and Eastern Deanery, bordering Kenya and part of Ethiopia. Due to the civil war from 1984 to 2005, the diocese operated from Nairobi. After signing the peace agreement, the see of the diocese opened in Torit. The Diocese serves 15 parishes, 36 Eucharistic Centers, and 240 other stations not regularly visited by priests, but by lay leaders and catechists.
The CDOT just as
Eastern Equatoria State is bordered in the East by
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
, in the South by
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
and Uganda, in the West by
Central Equatoria State and lastly in the North by desert area that runs over into
Jonglei
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest s ...
and
Upper Nile States. Education Education Soon after the total destruction of educational infrastructures and the collapsed of the education system in most part of Eastern Equatoria State in 1992 the CDOT revived education activities along the borders with Ugandan and Kenyan using their syllabuses and students taking their national examinations for convenience and certification purposes. At the moment CDOT runs two secondary schools (
Narus and Isohe), one vocational school (Narus), and 13 primary schools (Boma,
Nanyangachor, Narus,
Lolim,
Isoke,
Ikotos
Ikwoto is a town in Eastern Equatoria of South Sudan, headquarters of Ikwoto County. The town is home to the Lango people
The Lango are a Nilotic peoples, Nilotic ethnic group. They live in north-central Uganda, in a region that covers the ...
, Iboni, and Loa and a number of bush schools in East and North Kapoeta Counties). Health After an interruption in health services the diocese established the health department in 1994.
CDOT runs
Primary healthcare
Primary health care (PHC) is a whole-of-society approach to effectively organise and strengthen national health systems to bring services for health and wellbeing closer to communities.
Primary health care enables health systems to support a p ...
centers (PHCC) in
Lotimor, Nanyangachor,
Narus,
Kapoeta,
Lorema,
Magwi
Magwi is a town in South Sudan. It is the capital, business center and home to the Acholi tribe of South Sudan.
Location
The town is located in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria in southern South Sudan, near the border with the Republic of Ugand ...
, Isoke,
Parajok and
Nimule
Nimule is a city in the southern part of South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and largest city in the country. The town also lies approximately , by road, n ...
. Most of these have capacity for inpatients and a mobile car for referral to hospitals in
Chukudum
Chukudum is a town in Budi County, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan. It is located at the base of the Didinga Mountains and is home to the Didinga tribe. It faces issues such as poor infrastructure, conflict, and security challenges exacerbated by i ...
, Nimule,
Kakuma
Kakuma is a town in northwestern Turkana County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR Kakuma Refugee Camp, refugee camp, established in 1992. The population of Kakuma town was 60,000 in 2014, having grown from around 8,000 in 1990. In 1991, the camp ...
(Kenya in the refugee camp run by
UNHCR
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and Humanitarian protection, protect refugees, Internally displaced person, forcibly displaced communities, and Statelessness, s ...
) and recently to
Torit
Torit is a city of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan.
History
On 18 August 1955, the Equatoria Corps mutinied at Torit, starting the First Sudanese Civil War. In 1964 the military government in Khartoum closed "all the Christian miss ...
Hospitals Water Hygiene and Sanitation Education (WHYSE).
Leadership
; Bishops of Torit
*
Paride Taban (2 July 1983 – 7 February 2004)
*
Akio Johnson Mutek
Akio Johnson Mutek (January 2, 1958 – March 17, 2013) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Torit, South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is b ...
(9 June 2007 – 15 March 2013)
*
Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (3 January 2019 – 12 December 2019),
appointed Archbishop of Juba
** Bishop Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta (8 November 2022 – present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in South Sudan
The Catholic Church in South Sudan is composed of one ecclesiastical province with one archdiocese and six suffragan dioceses. There have been a total of 31 bishops in South Sudan to date. The bishops of South Sudan and Sudan are currently members ...
Sources
Diocese of Torit on GCatholic.org
References
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Roman Catholic dioceses in South Sudan
Christian organizations established in 1983
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century