Apostolic Administration of Atyrau Apostolica Administratio Atirauensis Апостольская администратура Атырау | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maria Santissima in Astana |
| Metropolitan | Maria Santissima in Astana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 736,612 km2 (284,407 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 2 587 400 2,650 (0.1%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Churches | 5 |
| Congregations | 3 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 July 1999 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Administrator | Peter Sakmár |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tomasz Peta |
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| Website | |
| http://katolikkz.org/ | |
The Apostolic Administration of Atyrau is a pastoral area sui iuris, not yet fully a diocese, in western Kazakhstan which forms part of the Roman Catholic Church in this country, namely of the metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Nur-Sultan.
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Its head is a prelate called Apostolic Administrator, member of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia. [1] His see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, in Atyrau. Current Administrator is a Slovakian priest, Fr. Peter Sakmár. Former Apostolic Administrator, Italian Bishop Adelio Dell'Oro became the diocesan bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda. [2]
