Roman Catholic Diocese of Wau
Dioecesis Vavensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Mary, Wau | |
| Location | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 134,572 km2 (51,959 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | May 30, 1913 |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Juba |
| Secular priests | 27 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, MCCJ |
| Map | |
Location of the diocese within South Sudan | |
The Diocese of Wau (Latin: Vaven(sis)) is a Latin Church is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Sudan. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba, and depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The cathedra is in the Cathedral of St. Mary in Wau, Gharb Baḩr al Ghazāl province. Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku has been Bishop of Wau since 18 November 2020.