Daniel Adwok

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.

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. 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.

Bishop Kur Adwok has witnessed and has been a victim of the civil wars in both Sudan and South Sudan, since 2013.