Archbishops appeal to government, international community as Sudan approaches referendum October 8, 2010 by Fulcrum With fewer than 100 days to go before southerners in Sudan vote on whether to remain a unified country or to separate from the north, Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul of the Episcopal Church of Sudan is making every effort to ensure that the Jan. 9 referendum goes ahead as planned and that peace holds in the war-torn country. ACNS 8 October 2010. FulcrumShareTweetShare