In 1846 Pope Gregory XVI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa with the see at Khartoum. The new Vicariate was bordered to the North by the Ap. Prefecture of Tripoli and Ap. Vicariate of Egypt ; in the East by the Red Sea, the Ap. Vic. of Abyssinia and the Ap. Vic of Senegambia ; in the South by the « Mountains of the Moon » estimated at 12 degrees latitude South of the Equator. It was considerably larger than twice the size of Europe, with a population of 90 to 100 millions.

1862-1872  It was attached to the Ap. Vicar of Egypt

1913  The new name was Ap. Vicariate of Khartoum (new vicariates started being carved out of the original territory).
12.12.1974 Erected Archdiocese, Metropoolitan See.

2. Extent : It comprises the administrative provinces of the following States : Khartoum (6 provinces - 12 parishes), Northern (3 prov. - 1 par.), Red Sea (3 prov. - 1 par.), Nahr el Neel (5 prov.- 2 par.), Kassala (5 prov. - 2 par.), Gezira (6 prov. - 2 par.), Gedaref (4 prov. - 1 par.), White Nile (4 prov. - 3 par.), Sennar (3 prov. - 1 par.), Blue Nile (4 prov; - I par. ) ; it serves also two parishes, Renk and Bunj, of Malakal diocese, in Upper Nile State.

Pastoral Areas :  The territory is divided into Pastoral Areas each with an Episcopal Vicr :
a) Kosti Pastoral area, erecteddd in, 1985 to care for the SE parishes of Kosti, Kenana, Doueim, Sennar, Singa, Damazin, Renk, Bunj ;
b) Vicariate for the Displaced erected in 1992 to care for the population evicted from the urban areas of the capital and resettled forcibly in Jebel Awlia (40 km S Khartoum), As-Salam (Jabarona) (17 km SW Omdurman), Dar es-Salam (20 km W Omdurman), and Wad ramlly (5 km W Suk Libya, Omdurman).
c) Khartoum Pastoral Area, which covers the remaining areas established in 19%93- 
Area : 977.300 km sq - Population : 18.100.000 - Catholics : 901.500

3. Ordinary :  H.E. Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, born in Mboro (Wau) 27.2.1941 ; ordained priest 27.7.1963 ; consecrated Bishop of Wau 6.4.1975 ; promoted coadjutor of Khartoum 10.10.1981-

Conscreted cardinal, October 21, 2003

Address : P.O.B. 49, 11111 Khartoum (Sudan) - fax 249/111/783518
Tél. (+ 249/11/780939, O123/00043

Auxiliary Bishop : H.L. Daniel Adwok M. Kur, born in Ater (Upper Nile) in 1952, ordained priest 29.5.1977; consecrated Bishop 19.02.1993.

Adress: P.O. Box 83, 27711 Kosti (Sudan) - tel. 2767

Archbishop emeritus : H.G. ‘Agostino Baroni MCCJ
Via della Torretta 20 - 40127 Bologna (Itraly) - Tel : 051/501433

Predecessors :
1846 - 1847  Bishop Annetto Casolani, Ap. Vicar Central Africa
1847 - 1848  Fr. Maximilian Ryllo SJ, Ao. Pro-vicar
1848 - 1858  Fr. Ignaz Knoblecher, Ap. Pro-vicar
1859 - 1861  Mgr Matthaeus Kirchner, Ap. Pro-vicar
1861 - 1862  Fr. Johannes de Dukla Reinthaler OFM, Ap. Pro-vicar
1872 - 1881  Fr. Daniele Comboni, Ap.Pro-vicar and Bishop Ap. Vicar in 1877,
1882 - 1895  Fr. Francesco Sogaro, Ap. Pro-vicar and Bishop Ap. Vicar in 1885
1895 - 1902  Bishop Antonio M, Roveggio MCCJ, Ap. Vicar
1903 - 1922  Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer MCCJ, Ap. Vicar
1922 -1924 Bishop Antonio Stoppani MCCJ, Ap.Vicar of Bahr-el Ghazal and Ap. Administrator of Khartoum
1924 - 1929  Bishop Paolo T. Silvestri MCCJ, Ap. Vicar
1930 - 1952  Bishop Agostino Baroni MCCJ, Ap. Vicar and in 1974 Archbishop of the new archdiocese
1981 -  Archbishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako

Statistics
29  Parishes (one run by Sisters123  Centres with regular Eucharist
123  Priests : 30 Diocesan Khartoum - 22 from other Sudan Dioceses (6 in National off.).
71  Missionary priests (13 in National institutions)
4 Permanents Deacons (local)
28  Brothers : 13 Local - 15 Missionaries
156 Sisters : 35 Local - 121 Missionaries
4  Volunteers (expatriate)
71 Seminarians : 57 Minor - 13 Orientation Course - 30 Philosophy - 39 Theology for Khartoum - 32 Theology for other Dioceses
597 Catechists : 305  Full time - 292 Volunteers

120  Schools : 110 for Displaced (52.825 students) - 7 Formal Sec. Schools (3.718 students)) - 3 Post Secondary (370 students).(56.913 Total Students )
232  Kindergartens
23   Health units  8 Child Welfare Centres - 2 Houses of care

2.500.000 Displaced : 1.500.000 around the National Capital - 1.000.000 elsewhere in the Diocese