Diocese of Torit

Dioecesis Toritensis

Bishop(s)

Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 2 May 1983
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Juba
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: South Sudan
Square Kilometers: 82,542 (31,881 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseoftorit.org/
Mailing Address: Catholic Diocese, P.O. Box 11, Torit, Sud Sudan
Telephone: 912.831.477

Past and Present Ordinaries

Paride Taban † (2 Jul 1983 Appointed - 7 Feb 2004 Resigned)
Akio Johnson Mutek † (9 Jun 2007 Appointed - 18 Mar 2013 Died)
Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (3 Jan 2019 Appointed - 12 Dec 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Juba)
Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta (8 Nov 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
2 May 1983	Erected	Archdiocese of Juba (Torit and Kapoeta)	Diocese of Torit (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1987 200,000 491,683 40.7% 8 18 26 7,692 21 15 8 ap1991

1999 586,000 852,000 68.8% 39 12 51 11,490 19 38 9 ap2000

2000 586,000 852,000 68.8% 34 12 46 12,739 19 42 9 ap2001

2001 586,570 732,000 80.1% 48 10 58 10,113 16 39 13 ap2002

2003 592,000 747,000 79.3% 53 9 62 9,548 13 35 14 ap2004

2004 596,000 750,000 79.5% 67 1 68 8,764 5 36 23 ap2005

2010 682,000 891,000 76.5% 44 10 54 12,629 26 17 19 ap2011

2014 1,085,000 1,550,000 70.0% 33 10 43 25,232 19 10 19 ap2015

2017 1,040,000 1,529,000 68.0% 35 10 45 23,111 17 13 19 ap2018

2020 1,139,835 1,673,100 68.1% 36 36 31,662 3 16 20 ap2021

2022 1,202,000 1,751,000 68.6% 36 21 57 21,087 24 16 20 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1987	200,000	491,683	40.7%	8	18	26	7,692	21	15	8	ap1991
1999	586,000	852,000	68.8%	39	12	51	11,490	19	38	9	ap2000
2000	586,000	852,000	68.8%	34	12	46	12,739	19	42	9	ap2001
2001	586,570	732,000	80.1%	48	10	58	10,113	16	39	13	ap2002
2003	592,000	747,000	79.3%	53	9	62	9,548	13	35	14	ap2004
2004	596,000	750,000	79.5%	67	1	68	8,764	5	36	23	ap2005
2010	682,000	891,000	76.5%	44	10	54	12,629	26	17	19	ap2011
2014	1,085,000	1,550,000	70.0%	33	10	43	25,232	19	10	19	ap2015
2017	1,040,000	1,529,000	68.0%	35	10	45	23,111	17	13	19	ap2018
2020	1,139,835	1,673,100	68.1%	36		36	31,662	3	16	20	ap2021
2022	1,202,000	1,751,000	68.6%	36	21	57	21,087	24	16	20	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (Deacon: 21 Oct 1990; Priest: 21 Apr 1991; Bishop: 3 Jan 2019 to 12 Dec 2019; Apostolic Administrator: 22 Mar 2020 to 15 Jan 2023)
Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta (Bishop: 8 Nov 2022 - )
Thomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J. (Apostolic Administrator: May 2013 to 3 Mar 2019)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Akio Johnson Mutek † (Priest: 18 Dec 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1999; Bishop: 9 Jun 2007 to 18 Mar 2013)
Paride Taban † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1983 to 7 Feb 2004)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 76, Page 13, and Page 14

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