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Simon Adut Yuang (died 9 September 2018) was a South Sudanese Anglican bishop. He served as the Anglican Bishop of Yirol, located within the Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, from 2015 until his death in a plane crash on 9 September, 2018. [1]

In January 2015, the incumbent Bishop of Yirol, Daniel Deng Abeil, died from cancer. [1] [2] Simon Adut Yuang was elected as Deng Abeil's successor in May 2015. [1] He was consecrated and enthroned as Bishop of Yirol in July 2015. [1]

Simon Adut Yuang was killed in a plane crash in Yirol on September 9, 2018, along with at least 19 passengers and crew. [3] The plane was en route from Juba International Airport to Yirol Airport when it crashed into Lake Yirol. [3]

Bishop Simon Adut Yuang was survived by his wife and six children. [1]

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  3. 1 2 "South Sudan: Plane crashes into Lake Yirol 'killing 19'". BBC News . 2008-09-09. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)