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{{Short description|Assembly of Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan}}
The '''Sudan/South Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference''' ('''SSSCBC''') consists of all the archbishops and bishops of [[Sudan]] and [[South Sudan]].
== Conference history ==
The first meeting of the Ordinaries of [[Sudan]] held in [[Khartoum]] in late 1929, during the visit of the Apostolic Delegate for [[East Africa]], based in [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], [[Arthur Hinsley]].
In the fifties were held periodic meetings of the Ordinaries of [[Sudan]], until in December 1974 was established the local hierarchy and the [[Sudan]] was born Episcopal Conference, who in 1976 became known as the ''Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference'' (SCBC).
Following the independence of [[South Sudan]], the bishops' conference was renamed to the current name.
== Sudan Catholic Bishops's Conference ==
Its headquarters is in [[Khartoum]]. The statutes were approved by the [[Holy See]] in 1989.
The SSSCBC is a member of the [[Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa]] (AMECEA) and [[Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar]] (SECAM).
== List of presidents ==
1970–1973: [[Ireneus Wien Dud]], Bishop of [[Wau, South Sudan|Wau]]
1973–1974: [[Pio Yukwan Deng]], Bishop of [[Malakal]]
1975–1978: [[Joseph Abangite Gasi]], bishop of [[Tombura]]-[[Yambio]]
1978–1989: [[Gabriel Zubeir Wako]], Bishop of [[Wau, South Sudan|Wau]], and then Coadjutor Archbishop of [[Khartoum]]
1989–1993: [[Paulino Lukudu Loro]], Archbishop of [[Juba]]
1993–1999: [[Gabriel Zubeir Wako]], Archbishop of [[Khartoum]]
1999 – present: [[Paulino Lukudu Loro]], Archbishop of [[Juba]]
==External links==
{{Official website | url = https://ssscbc.org/ }}
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/SD.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/sd.html
Reference
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[[Category:Episcopal conferences|Sudan]]
[[Category:Catholic Church in South Sudan]]
[[Category:Catholic Church in Sudan]]
[[it:Chiesa cattolica in Sudan#Conferenza_episcopale]]