Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku

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The Most Reverend

Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku
Bishop of Wau, South Sudan
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Wau
Appointed18 November 2020
Installed24 January 2021
Predecessor Rudolf Deng Majak
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination3 October 2004 by Rudolf Deng Majak
Consecration24 January 2021
by Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako
RankBishop
Personal details
BornMatthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku
(1972-05-05) 5 May 1972 (age 53)
Mboro, Diocese of Wau, South Sudan
Motto"To renew all things in Christ"
Styles of
Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku
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Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious style Bishop

Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. (born 5 May 1972) is a South Sudanese Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wau in South Sudan, since 18 November 2020. Before that, from 3 October 2004, until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the religious Order of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was consecrated bishop on 24 January 2021 at Wau, South Sudan. He is a member of the Catholic Order of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus.

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Background and education

He was born on 5 May 1972 in Mboro, Diocese of Wau in South Sudan. From 1984 until 1986, he studied at the Bussere Minor Seminary in Wau. He then transferred to a secondary school in Wengiball, where he studied from 1986 until 1989. He studied philosophy at the Saint Paul Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Khartoum, Sudan from 1995 until 1997. He completed his novitiate in Kampala, Uganda from 1997 until 1999. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Theology from the Instituto Superior de Estudios Teológicos "Juan XXIII" (ISET) in Lima, Peru, South America. He holds a Licentiate in spiritual theology, awarded by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he studied from 2008 until 2010. Later, he studied Canon Law at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] [2] [3]

Priest

He became a member of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus while he was at seminary. On 18 November 2003, he was ordained a deacon for that religious Order. He was ordained a priest of the same Order on 3 October 2004 at Wau by Rudolf Deng Majak, Bishop of Wau. He served as a priest until 18 November 2020. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including as: [1] [2] [3]

Bishop

On 18 November 2020, Pope Francis appointed Reverend Father Monsignor Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I., previously vice rector and bursar of the International Theologate of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus in Nairobi, Kenya as the new bishop of the Diocese of Wau, in South Sudan. [1] [2] [3]

He was consecrated bishop on 24 January 2021 outside the Saint Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, at Wau, Diocese of Wau. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum assisted by Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba and Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, Archbishop of Khartoum. He continues to serve as the Local Ordinary at Wau. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Agenzia Fides (19 November 2020). "Africa/South Sudan: Appointment of bishop of Wau, South Sudan". Agenzia Fides . Vatican City. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sudan Relief Fund (2025). "Father Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku: Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Wau". Sudan Relief Fund. Washington DC, United States. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Comboni Missionaries (December 2020). "New Comboni bishop!". Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus . Rome, Italy. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ↑ AMECEA (8 October 2021). "South Sudan: Bishop of Wau Diocese Confirms 700 Candidates, Marks 18th Priestly Ordination". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Rudolf Deng Majak
(2 November 1995 - 6 March 2017)
 Bishop of Wau
(since 18 November 2020) 		Succeeded by


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