Paride Taban
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Paride Taban is a Sudan
ese Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
and is co-founder of the New Sudan Council of Churches
. Taban was Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Torit in southern Sudan from 1983 until 2004. Since his retirement from the diocese, he has been leading an effort to make peace in Sudan real by setting up the Kuron Peace Village, established in 2005. Before becoming bishop of Torit, Taban was titular bishop of Tadamata from 1980 to 1983. He was ordained May 24, 1964
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
ese Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and is co-founder of the New Sudan Council of Churches
New Sudan Council of Churches
The New Sudan Council of Churches is an organization comprising six churches located in Southern Sudan: the Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church of the Sudan, Presbyterian Church of Sudan, African Inland Church, Sudan Pentecostal Church, and Sudan Interior Church...
. Taban was Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Torit in southern Sudan from 1983 until 2004. Since his retirement from the diocese, he has been leading an effort to make peace in Sudan real by setting up the Kuron Peace Village, established in 2005. Before becoming bishop of Torit, Taban was titular bishop of Tadamata from 1980 to 1983. He was ordained May 24, 1964