Diocese of El Obeid
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid (Latin: Elobeiden(sis)) is a diocese in El-Obeid in the ecclesiastical province of Khartoum in Sudan. == History == May 10, 1960: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of El Obeid from Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of El Obeid == Sudanese Civil War == At the beginning of the Sudanese Civil War El-Obeid remained under thecontrol of the Sudanese Armed Forces, but was surrounded by the Rapid Support Forces, who shelled the city.