Daniel Marco Kur Adwok

The Most Reverend Daniel Marco Kur Adwok
Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum, Sudan
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum
See	Khartoum
Appointed	6 October 1992
Installed	19 February 1993
Orders
Ordination	29 May 1977 by Ubaldo Calabresi
Consecration	19 February 1993 by  Gabriel Zubeir Wako
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Daniel Marco Kur Adwok (1952-11-25) 25 November 1952 (age 72) Atar, Prefecture Apostolic of Malakal, Sudan

Styles of Daniel Marco Kur Adwok
Reference style	Your Eminence The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Eminence
Religious style	Bishop

Daniel Marco Kur Adwok (born 25 November 1952) is a Sudanese Catholic prelate who is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum in Sudan since 6 October 1992. He was concurrently assigned Titular Bishop of Moxori. Before that, from 29 May 1977 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the same Catholic archdiocese. He was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated bishop at Khartoum on 19 February 1993.

Background and education

He was born on 25 November 1952 in Atar, Prefecture Apostolic of Malakal in Sudan. He studied Philosophy and Theology at seminary, before he was ordained a priest. ^[1]

Priest

On 29 May 1977, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Khartoum by Ubaldo Calabresi, Titular Archbishop of Fundi and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan. He served a priest until 6 October 1992. ^[1]

Bishop

On 6 October 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed Reverend Father Daniel Marco Kur Adwok, of the clergy of Khartoum as Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum, in Sudan and concurrently assigned him Titular Bishop of Moxori. ^{[2] [3]} He was consecrated on 19 February 1993 at the Saint Paul's Church at Kosti. The Principal Consecrator was Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum assisted by Erwin Josef Ender, Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia and Paulino Lukudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba. He continues to serve in that capacity in very difficult security and social situations, as of 2023. ^{[4] [5]}

Bishop Kur Adwok has witnessed and has been a victim of the civil wars in both Sudan and South Sudan, since 2013. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Catholic Church in Sudan

References

1. Natalia Reina Sepulveda; and Paula Casado Aguirregabiria (5 May 2023). "Escaping from Khartoum, Bishop Daniel talks about the Sudan crisis". Jesuit Refugee Service . Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
2. Vatican Radio (21 June 2009). "Sudan faces a permanent humanitarian emergency". Vatican Radio . Vatican City. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
3. Murcadha O Flaherty (20 February 2018). "South Sudan and DRC: Bishop backs day of prayer". ACN United Kingdom . Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
4. Caritas (9 June 2023). "Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum: Humanitarian Support Needed To Assist People Fleeing To The Borders of Sudan". Caritas Internationalis . Vatican City. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
5. Caritas (3 July 2023). "Caritas faces ongoing conflict in Sudan and neighboring countries". ReliefWeb . New York City. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
6. Radio Tamazuj (27 April 2014). "Renk "deserted" in fight for South Sudan oil state". Radio Tamazuj . Netherlands. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
7. John Pontifex (22 June 2018). "Sudan/South Sudan: Bring peace so the refugees can return home". ACN United Kingdom . Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by	Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum (since 6 October 1992)	Succeeded by Incumbent

External links

• MicroData Summary for Bishop Daniel Marco Kur Adwok (born 25 November 1952) Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum