Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria
Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria | |
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| Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan | |
Archbishop Michael Didi of Khartoum | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum |
| See | Khartoum |
| Appointed | 15 August 2015 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 9 December 2016 |
| Predecessor | Gabriel Zubeir Wako |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 May 1992 |
| Consecration | 15 August 2010 by Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria 1 January 1959 |
| Styles of Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Lordship |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, (born 1 January 1959) is a Sudanese Catholic prelate who is the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum in Sudan, since 9 December 2016. Prior to that, from 15 August 2015, until 9 December 2016, he was a Coadjutor Archbishop of the same Catholic Archdiocese. Before then, he was Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid, from 28 October 2013 until 15 August 2015. He served as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of El Obeid from 29 May 2010 until 28 October 2013. For the period from 15 August 2010 until 28 October 2013, while Coadjutor Bishop at El Obeid, he concurrently served as Apostolic Administrator of that Catholic diocese. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated bishop on 15 August 2010.
Background and education
He was born on 1 January 1959 in Engoth, Diocese of El Obeid, North Kordofan, in Sudan. He attended Saint Joseph Technical School in Khartoumha for his primary schooling. He then transferred to the Comboni College of Khartoum and later to the Saint Mary's National Seminary at Nazareth-Wau, where he completed his secondary school studies. He studied at the Khartoum Minor Seminary in Khartoum. He studied at the Saint Paul's National Seminary in Busare, Diocese of Wau, from 1985 until 1987. He studied at seminaries at Munuki, Archdiocese of Juba from 1987 until 1989 and at the Archdiocese of Khartoum from 1989 until 1992. In 2001, he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.[1]
Priest
On 10 May 1992, he was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Khartoum. He served as a priest until 29 May 2010. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including as:[1]
- Pastor of Saint Bakita to Jabarona for displaced people from 1992 until 1997.
- Studies at the Pontifical Urban University, from 1997 until 2001, where he graduated with doctorate in Canon Law in 2001.
- Member of council of priests from 2001 until 2008.
- Member of College of Consultants from 2004 until 2008.
- Professor of Canon Law and Member of the Sudan Inter-religious Council from 2001 until 2008.
- Rector of Saint Paul's Major Seminary in Khartoum from 2008 until 2010.[1]
Bishop
On 29 May 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Reverend Father Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, clergy of Khartoum, previously Rector of Saint Paul's National Seminary in Khartoum, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid, in Sudan.[1]
He was consecrated bishop on 15 August 2010 by Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum assisted by Macram Max Gassis, Bishop of El Obeid and Antonio Menegazzo, Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta. Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria succeeded at El Obeid on 28 October 2013, the day Bishop Macram Max Gassis retired. On the day that Mangoria was consecrated, he started to serve as apostolic administrator at El Obeid. That administratorship ceased on 28 October 2013. On 15 August 2015, he was transferred to the Archdiocese of Khartoum as coadjutor bishop. He succeeded there on 9 December 2016, the day Bishop Emeritus Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako retired.[2] As at 2023, he continues to pastorally administer the Archdiocese of Khartoum in Sudan.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Agenzia Fides (29 May 2010). "Africa/Sudan: Coadjutor Bishop of El-Obeid appointed". Agenzia Fides. Vatican City. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Sudan Tribune (23 August 2015). "Pope Francis appoints Sudanese Bishop to replace Cardinal Wako next year". Sudan Tribune. Paris, France. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Ginaba Lino (24 November 2023). "South Sudan: "The Church in Sudan Remains Empty as Conflict Scattered Faithful," Archbishop Regrets". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 1 September 2025.