Saint

Daniele Comboni
Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa
Daniele Comboni.jpg
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseKhartoum
MetropolisKhartoum
SeeKhartoum
Appointed31 July 1877
Term ended10 October 1881
PredecessorIgnacij Knoblehar
SuccessorFrancesco Sogaro
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria (1877–1881)
Orders
Ordination31 December 1854
by Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim
Consecration12 August 1877
by Alessandro Franchi
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Daniele Comboni

(1831-03-15)15 March 1831
Limone sul Garda, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Died10 October 1881(1881-10-10)(aged 50)
Khartoum, Sudan, Khedivate of Egypt
Previous post(s)Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa (1872–1877)
MottoIn hoc vinces
Sainthood
Feast day10 October
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified17 March 1996
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized5 October 2003
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
AttributesEpiscopal attire
Patronage
  • Missionaries
  • Aid workers
  • Comboni Missionary Sisters
  • Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus