Juba, 11 January, 2024 / 8:49 pm (ACI Africa).
Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla, the newly elevated South Sudanese Cardinal has been installed as President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC).
Created a Cardinal alongside the three other Africans during the 30 September 2023 Consistory in Rome, Cardinal Mulla takes over from Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku of Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of El Obeid. He was elected during the 20-25 November 2023 SCBC Annual Plenary Assembly held at the Catholic Training Institute of the South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Wau.
The Local Ordinary of Wau Diocese, Bishop Matthew Remijio Adam will assist Cardinal Mulla as Vice President of SCBC.
Speaking during the official handing over ceremony Wednesday, January 10, Cardinal Mulla called on SCBC members to work together to achieve the objectives of the conference.
“This transition marks a new chapter in leadership of our great conference, and it is time for reflection, gratitude, and hope for the future,” the South Sudanese Cardinal said during the event at the SCBC Secretariat in Juba.