Paride Taban
His Excellency Paride Taban | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Torit | |
| Metropolis | Juba |
| Appointed | 2 July 1983 |
| Term ended | 7 February 2004 |
| Predecessor | First |
| Successor | Akio Johnson Mutek |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Juba and Titular Bishop of Tadamata (1980–1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 May 1964 |
| Consecration | 4 May 1980 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1936 Opari, Equatoria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Died | 1 November 2023 (aged 87) Nairobi, Kenya |
Paride Taban (24 May 1936 – 1 November 2023) was a South Sudanese prelate of the Catholic Church and was the first leader of the Sudan Council of Churches, which was founded in February 1990. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Juba from 28 January 1980 to 2 July 1983 and served as Bishop of Torit from 1983 to 2004.