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Simon Adut Yuang
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'''Simon Adut Yuang''' (? – September 9, 2018) was a [[South Sudan]]ese Anglican bishop. He served as the Anglican Bishop of [[Yirol]], located within the [[Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan]], from 2015 until his death in a [[Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash|plane crash]] on September 9, 2018.<ref name=acns>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In January 2015, the incumbent Bishop of Yirol, [[Daniel Deng Abeil]], died from cancer.<ref name=acns/><ref name=acns2>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Simon Adut Yuang was elected as Deng Abeil's successor in May 2015.<ref name=acns/> He was consecrated and enthroned as Bishop of Yirol in July 2015.<ref name=acns/>
Simon Adut Yuang was killed in a [[Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash|plane crash]] in Yirol on September 9, 2018, along with at least 19 passengers and crew.<ref name=bbc>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The plane was enroute from [[Juba International Airport]] to [[Yirol Airport]] when it crashed into Lake Yirol.<ref name=bbc/>
Bishop Simon Adut Yuang was survived by his wife and six children.<ref name=acns/>
==References==
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:South Sudanese Anglican bishops]]
[[Category:Anglican bishops in Africa]]
[[Category:South Sudanese Episcopalians]]
In January 2015, the incumbent Bishop of Yirol, [[Daniel Deng Abeil]], died from cancer.<ref name=acns/><ref name=acns2>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Simon Adut Yuang was elected as Deng Abeil's successor in May 2015.<ref name=acns/> He was consecrated and enthroned as Bishop of Yirol in July 2015.<ref name=acns/>
Simon Adut Yuang was killed in a [[Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash|plane crash]] in Yirol on September 9, 2018, along with at least 19 passengers and crew.<ref name=bbc>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The plane was enroute from [[Juba International Airport]] to [[Yirol Airport]] when it crashed into Lake Yirol.<ref name=bbc/>
Bishop Simon Adut Yuang was survived by his wife and six children.<ref name=acns/>
==References==
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:South Sudanese Anglican bishops]]
[[Category:Anglican bishops in Africa]]
[[Category:South Sudanese Episcopalians]]
October 02, 2018 at 10:04AM
