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The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio is one of the dioceses in South Sudan, situated in former Western Equatoria State bordering Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo. The jurisdiction of the diocese covers 7 Counties of former Western Equatoria State, namely, Maridi, Ibba, Yambio, Nzara, Ezo, Tombura and Nagero. Ecclesiastically, the diocese comprises of 35 parishes which are grouped into six Deaneries (Corpus Christi Eastern Deanery Maridi, Ressurection Mid-East Deanery, All Saints Central Deanery Yambio, Holy Cross Central West Deanery, Holy Spirit Mid-West Deanery and Our Lady Queen Of South Sudan Western Deanery – Tombura).
The current population of Catholics is over 1,000,000, constituting over 60% of the total population. The majority of the inhabitants of the region are the Azande, together with other ethnic groups such as Balanda, Baka, Mundu, Muru, Avukaya, among others