Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda
The diocese of Karaganda (Latin: Dioecesis Karagandansis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese ( diocese ) in Kazakhstan and has its headquarters in the city of Karaganda (Karaganda ) ( Kazakh Қарағанды / Qarağandı; Russian Караганда / Karaganda ), the capital of the territory Karaganda ( Karaganda Oblysy ).
The Diocese comprises 711,300 km ² with central and eastern Kazakhstan and has about 44,000 Catholics. Since February 5, 2011 Janusz Kaleta is Bishop of Karaganda. The office as Administrator of Atyrau, which he previously held, he retains " Donec aliter provieatur " in until further notice.
The diocese of Karaganda forms with the Bishopric of Almaty ( southern region, 711.6 thousand km ² ) and the Apostolic Administration of Atyrau ( Western Region, 736.1 thousand km ²), the suffragan of the Archdiocese of Astana (Metropolitan diocese ). Metropolitan and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Astana ( northern region, 576.4 thousand km ²) since 2003 Tomasz Peta.
History
Construction of the first Governorship
On April 13, 1991, Pope John Paul II with the bull Cum propter populorum in Karaganda Kazakhstan, the Apostolic Administration of the Apostolic Vicariate of Siberia. Your County included not only the Republic of Kazakhstan, temporarily, communities in Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. On the same day John Paul lenga was appointed appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Governorship.
In August 1995, the publication of the magazine "Credo " in Karaganda began.
In September 1997, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan received the status of " mission sui juris ".
On 7 October 1997, the seminary " Redemtoris Mater " was opened officially in Karaganda, which was renamed on 16 July 1998 following a restructuring in "Mary Mother of the Church ". On 7 April 1998, the first convent of Discalced Carmelite nuns was opened in Karaganda.
Founding of the Diocese of Karaganda
On 7 July 1999, the Apostolic Administration Kazakhstan was raised to the papal bull Ad aptius consulendum of John Paul II to the diocese of Karaganda. In addition, three new Apostolic Administrations were established: Astana, Atyrau and Almaty. Bishop Jan Pawel lenga was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Karaganda. Thus he became the first Roman Catholic bishop in Kazakhstan in the post-Soviet era.
Establishment of the Metropolitan Diocese
On 17 May 2003, the Apostolic Administration Astana was elevated to an archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Astana and Karaganda the diocese, together with the charges to the diocese on the same day Governorship Almaty and Atyrau Governorship, this is a suffragan.
On 8 April 2006 Father Athanasius Schneider ( ORC) was appointed titular bishop of Celerina and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Karaganda. He held until 2011 this office.
On 5 February 2011, the office of bishop in Karaganda went to the Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Bishop Janusz Kaleta, over which. Pope Benedict XVI was appointed as the new Bishop of Karaganda while retaining his duties as Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau. 3 April 2011 its inauguration was held.
The new cathedral in Karaganda "Our Lady of Fatima - Mother of All Nations "
On 3 September 2004 the construction of the 42 meter high cathedral "Our Lady of Fatima - Mother of All Nations " started. The construction is financed by donations and was completed in 2012. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, has made the inauguration in a high office on 9 September 2012.
2009 the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, a model of the cathedral was presented, which is issued in the capital Astana since the end of August 2009.