Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua

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Diocese of Atambua

Dioecesis Atambuensis

Keuskupan Atambua
Location
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province Kupang
Metropolitan Kupang
Statistics
Area5,177 km2 (1,999 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
561,000
553,712 (98.7%)
Parishes65
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Atambua
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Dominikus Saku
Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Turang
Bishops emeritus Anton Pain Ratu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua (Latin : Atambuen(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Kupang, in Indonesia, yet still dependent of the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Santa Maria Imakulata (dedicated to Mary Immaculate) located in the city of Atambua.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite, till 2007 members of a Latin missionary congregation)

Apostolic Vicar of Dutch Timor
Apostolic Vicars of Atambua
Suffragan Bishops of Atambua

Coordinates: 9°06′S124°53′E / 9.100°S 124.883°E / -9.100; 124.883



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