Diocese of Tombura-Yambio

Diocese of Tombura-Yambio

*Dioecesis Tomburaënsis-Yambioensis*
Diocese of Tombura-Yambio; Dioecesis Tomburaënsis-Yambioensis
	Cathedral of Christ the King, Yambio (Future/to be constructed)
Location
Country	South Sudan
Statistics
Area	81,562 km2 (31,491 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	; 2,117,450; 1,342,900 (63.4%);
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	March 3, 1949
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Juba
Secular priests	41
Current leadership
Bishop	Edward Hiiboro Kussala
Map
	; Location of the diocese within Sudan and South Sudan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (Latin: Tomburaën(sis)–Yambioën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Tombura and Yambio in the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.

History

March 3, 1949: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mupoi from Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel and Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal
December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Tombura
February 21, 1986: Renamed as Diocese of Tombura–Yambio

Prefect Apostolic of Mupoi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. (1949.03.11 – 1973.04.18)
Bishop of Tombura (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi (1974.12.12 – 1986.02.21 see below)
Bishops of Tombura-Yambio (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi (see above 1986.02.21 - 2008.04.19)
- Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala (since 19 April 2008)