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Diocese of Wau

Dioecesis Vavensis
Cathedral of St. Mary, Wau
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Diocese of Wau South Sudan
Statistics
Area134,572 km2 (51,959 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

4,667,760
3,164,190 (67.8%)
Parishes20
Information
DenominationCatholicism
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedMay 30, 1913 (1913-05-30)
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Juba
Secular priests27
Current leadership
BishopMatthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, MCCJ
Map
Location of the diocese within South Sudan
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.

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