Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Apostolic Administrator | Wassyl Howera |
founding | June 1, 2019 |
surface | 4,000,000 km² |
Catholics | 10,000 (June 1, 2019) |
Diocesan priest | 8 (June 1, 2019) |
Catholics per priest | 1,250 |
Religious sisters | 5 (June 1, 2019) |
rite | Byzantine rite |
Website | catholic-kazakhstan.org/ |
The Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia is an apostolic administration for the Roman Catholic Church Uniate believers of the Byzantine rite in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan . The seat of the administration is in Karaganda .
In Kazakhstan parishes exist in only Sultan , Pavlodar , Karaganda , Satbayev and Shiderti River ( Pavlodar region ).
history
Pope Francis established the administration on June 1, 2019.
Apostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan
- Wassyl Howera (since June 1, 2019)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Parish of St. Joseph in Astana (Nur-Sultan)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione dell'Amministrazione Apostolica per i fedeli cattolici di rito bizantino in Kazakhstan e nell'Asia Centrale con sede a Karaganda e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 1, 2019, accessed June 1, 2019 (Italian).
- ↑ Греко-католические приходы