The Privilege and Burden of Serving in Sudan [Zenit]

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Interview With Bishop Edward Hiiboro

YAMBIO, Sudan, JUNE 6, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Being the shepherd of a Sudanese flock is both a privilege and a burden, says the bishop of the Tombura-Yambio Diocese, who himself once lived as a refugee.

The youngest bishop of the Catholic Church in Sudan, Bishop Edward Hiiboro heads a very big but materially poor diocese: Tombura-Yambio, in the Southern Sudan.

According to the last census they are nearly 2 million people living in that region, and 900,000 of the people are Catholics. It is an old diocese: In 2011 they will be celebrating 100 years of Christianity.

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