One Year On, Late South Sudanese Archbishop Remembered as “healer, champion of love”

In his address during the April 30 Memorial Mass, Archbishop Ameyu said, “In the Church (and) society, especially the new generation, we need adults like him (Archbishop Lukudu) still to guide us, to advise us, and to suggest (to) us principles on how to live.”

The Local Ordinary of Juba Archdiocese who doubles as the Apostolic Administrator of Torit Diocese further said, “We feel the need for such people who can teach by example more than by their words.”

“His life and wisdom can help us to live the mission God has given each one of us,” the Archbishop Ameyu said in reference to his predecessor. 

The South Sudanese Catholic leader said that the late Archbishop never “compromised when it was a matter of proclaiming and defending the truth about Christ.”

“Archbishop Paolino was never afraid to proclaim to everyone and always that Jesus alone is the savior, the true liberator of humanity and the whole of mankind depended on him,” he said, and added, “We must get involved in this Church that we would like to prosper; we must be involved in the society and communities that we would like to prosper.”

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The late South Sudanese Archbishop was ordained a Priest in April 1970. Four years later, he was appointed the Apostolic Administrator of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese.

He was appointed Bishop of the same Sudanese Episcopal See in March 1979 and ordained a Bishop in May 1979.

The member of the Comboni Missionaries was transferred to Juba Archdiocese in February 1983, succeeding Archbishop Ireneus Wien Dud.

Archbishop Lukudu remained the Local Ordinary of Juba Archdiocese until December 2019 when Pope Francis accepted his retirement.

Patrick Juma Wani is a South Sudanese journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. Patrick holds a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Makerere Institute for Social Development (MISD) in Uganda. He has over 7 years of extensive experience in leading the development and implementation of media, advocacy, communication and multimedia strategy and operations, with an excellent track record of editorial leadership, budget management, and stakeholder outreach. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.