Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka

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Diocese of Larantuka

Dioecesis Larantukana

Keuskupan Larantuka
Katedral-larantuka.jpg
Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary
Location
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province Ende
Metropolitan Ende
Statistics
Area4,024 km2 (1,554 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
274,373
256,280 (93.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Queen of the Rosary in Larantuka
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Franciscus Kopong Kung
Metropolitan Archbishop Sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka (Latin : Dioecesis Larantukana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ende in Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Reinha Rosari (dedicated to Mary as Queen of the Rosary) in the city of Larantuka, in Nusa Tenggara Timur.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Larantuka
Suffragan Bishops of Larantuka

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