Diocese of Torit at -, Torit, Eastern Equatoria 52802 SD - CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TORIT “A beacon of Hope, Unity & Peace for Gods people”
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TORIT
“A beacon of Hope, Unity
& Peace for Gods people”
Background
The Catholic Diocese of Torit (CDOT) is a local church Organization created on May 2nd 1983 just 14 days before the onset of the 20 years old civil war that has just ended in the Sudan. CDOT is located in Eastern Equatorial region of South Sudan an area approximately 80,000.00sq km. The diocese borders three countries; Uganda from the Southwest, Kenya from south and Ethiopia from northeast.
The Diocese is divided into three deaneries:
a. Eastern Deanery
b. Central Deanery
C. Western Deanery
Covering eight counties of Magwi in the west, Torit in the Central, Lopa and Budi in the Southeast, the greater Kapoeta in the East which comprises of Kaopeta East, Kapoeta South,Kapoeta North and Ikwoto.
The Diocese of Torit looks after a population of 1.3 million people; this includes displaced people within the Diocese and outside due to war. The population of the Diocese became big because of the inconveniences caused by LRA.
CDOT has a population which entails over 17 main ethnic groups. Half a million of this population have once fled the war and were living in camps in the neighbouring countries Uganda & Kenya.
CDOT with its geographical features of mainly semi – Arid and Shrub land with a combination of vast plains, hilly terrains and mountains in the South eastern, Savannah and mountainous forests in the north western, suffers from ongoing Civil War between the northern Islamic government of Khartoum and the rebels (Predominantly Christians “ The SPLA” in the south. This war is complicated by rebel factions fighting each other also in Eastern Equatorial in recent years. Besides hostilities and fighting between the different ethnic groups and within these groups makes it extremely difficult to build up permanent structures of health services.
The vision and mission of the Diocese is to serve God’s people and to be united with them in times of suffering and peace. “We are the hope for the desperate people of God in the diocese.” As we seek to serve God’s people through sacrifices and pains during the war. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army started in 1983 it fought for the liberation of the black Sudanese.
By taking over the responsibility for provision of health services, water supplies and food security and education in different parts of the diocese, CDOT struggles hard to support the war affected population and build up a modest infrastructure to allow some development to take place.
The Hisotry and Parishes of the Diocese of Torit
1. History: March 2, 1983: Diocese, suffragan of Juba, detached from Juba 2. Extent: Torit Diocese comprises the three Eastern provinces of the East Equatoria State: Kapoeta, Imatong, Magwi; and the eastern end of the province of Yei of Bahr el Gebel State. 3. Pastoral situation: Due to the ...
Torit in the 1970s
Please take a look at a slides from Ed Resor's work in Torit in the 1970s.
HISTORICAL OVER VIEW
Development Programme of the Catholic Diocese of Torit was deliberately created back in 1985 to be a means of improving the capacity of the parishes to become self reliant and capable of taking initiative towards development. The focus was mainly on training parish community leaders and some ...
