Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng

Diocese of Ruteng Dioecesis Rutengensis Keuskupan Ruteng
Cathedral of Ruteng
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Ende
Metropolitan	Ende
Statistics
Area	7,136 km2 (2,755 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 717,000 673,596 (93.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph and the Assumption in Ruteng
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Cyprianus Hormat
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Boedhie Kleden, SVD

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng (Latin : Rutengen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ruteng in the ecclesiastical province of Ende in Indonesia.

History

• March 8, 1951: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng from the Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda
• January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Ruteng

Leadership

Vicars Apostolic

• Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961)

Bishops

• Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – March 10, 1972)
• Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. (March 17, 1973 – September 4, 1980)
• Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. (December 3, 1984 – October 13, 2008)
• Hubertus Leteng, (April 14, 2010 – October 11, 2017) ^[1]
  • Apostolic Administrator: Sylvester Tung Kiem San of Denpasar ^[1]
• Cyprianus Hormat (November 13, 2019 ^[2] – present)

References

1. "Indonesian bishop resigns amid embezzlement, affair accusations".
2. "Resignations and Appointments, 13.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Ruteng Diocese - Pastoral Information Media