Pope Francis Elevates Bishop in Sudan to Archbishop

CANAA || By Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla, Nairobi || 17 August 2015

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mungoria of the diocese of El Obeid in Sudan to Coadjutor Archbishop for the Archdiocese of Khartoum.

Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir who heads Khartoum Archdiocese will be turning 75 on 27 February 2016 and Archbishop-elect is set to take over from him in January 2016.

Secretary General of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), Father Jacob Odwa Paul broke the news of the elevation of Bishop Didi to Archbishop through a letter sent by the Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan (and Eretrea), Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria Van Megen.

According to the letter, Archbishop-elect will continue to head the diocese of El Obeid as Apostolic Administrator until a new bishop for the diocese is appointed.

56-year old Archbishop-elect was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Khartoum in May 1992.

He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid in May 2010 and succeeded Bishop Macram Max Gassis in October 2013.