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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby declared Sudan the 39th province of the worldwide Anglican communion on 30 July.
He installed Ezekiel Kondo Kumir Kuku as the country's first archbishop and primate at a ceremony All Saints Cathedral attended by hundreds of worshippers.
About 4 percent of Sudan’s 25 million people are Christian.
Dr Nigussu Legesse, World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive for Africa, attended the ceremony, and read a congratulatory message from WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to Archbishop Kondo.
“The office to which you have been called is one with many responsibilities; as a leader, a visionary, an advocate for education and mission in the church, as well as a pastor to your clergy and faithful,” the message read. “Your life and ministries have been an inspiring witness to the unity of the church.”
