Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua

The diocese Atambua (Latin: Dioecesis Atambuensis ) is a location in Indonesia Roman Catholic diocese based in Atambua.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor with the Gospel of Christ Apostolic Constitution Ad on 25 May 1936 annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate Lesser Sunda Islands. On November 11, 1948, took the name, Apostolic Vicariate Atambua on.

On January 3, 1961, was raised to the bishopric and archbishopric subject to end as suffragan. A part of its territory lost it on April 13, 1967 in favor of the establishment of the Diocese of Kupang. On 23 October 1989, became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Kupang.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Timor

  • Jacques Pessers SVD (1 June 1937-3. January 1961 )

Vicar Apostolic of Atambua

  • Jacques Pessers SVD (11 November 1948-3. January 1961 )

Bishops of Atambua

  • Jacques Pessers SVD (3 January 1961-3. April 1961 )
  • Theodorus van den Tillaart SVD (14 November 1957-3. February 1984)
  • Anton Pain Ratu SVD (3 February 1984-2. June 2007)
  • Dominic Saku ( June 2, 2007)

Statistics

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