Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria

Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria (born 1 January 1959) is a Sudanese Catholic prelate who is the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum in Sudan, since 9 December 2016. Prior to that, from 15 August 2015, until 9 December 2016, he was a Coadjutor Archbishop of the same Catholic Archdiocese. Before then, he was Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid, from 28 October 2013 until 15 August 2015. He served as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of El Obeid from 29 May 2010 until 28 October 2013. For the period from 15 August 2010 until 28 October 2013, while Coadjutor Bishop at El Obeid, he concurrently served as Apostolic Administrator of that Catholic diocese. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated bishop on 15 August 2010.

Background and education He was born on 1 January 1959 in Engoth, Diocese of El Obeid, North Kordofan, in Sudan. He attended Saint Joseph Technical School in Khartoumha for his primary schooling. He then transferred to the Comboni College of Khartoum and later to the Saint Mary's National Seminary at Nazareth-Wau, where he completed his secondary school studies. He studied at the Khartoum Minor Seminary in Khartoum. He studied at the Saint Paul's National Seminary in Busare, Diocese of Wau, from 1985 until 1987. He studied at seminaries at Munuki, Archdiocese of Juba from 1987 until 1989 and at the Archdiocese of Khartoum from 1989 until 1992. In 2001, he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.

Priest On 10 May 1992, he was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Khartoum. He served as a priest until 29 May 2010. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including as: As at 2023, he continues to pastorally administer the Archdiocese of Khartoum in Sudan.