Diocese of Atambua
| Diocese of Atambua | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kupang |
| Diocesan bishop | Dominic Saku |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Anton Pain Ratu SVD |
| founding | 1936 |
| surface | 5,177 km² |
| Parishes | 54 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 503.508 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 478,508 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 94 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 49 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,346 |
| Friars | 159 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 205 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Indonesian |
| cathedral | Katedral Santa Maria Imakulata |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua ( lat. : Dioecesis Atambuensis ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Atambua .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor with the Apostolic Constitution Ad Christi Evangelium on May 25, 1936 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Lesser Sunda Islands . On November 11, 1948, it took the name, Vicariate Apostolic Atambua.
On January 3, 1961, it was raised to a diocese and subordinated to the archdiocese of Ende as a suffragan diocese. It lost part of its territory on April 13, 1967 in favor of the establishment of the Kupang diocese . On October 23, 1989 it became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese of Kupang.
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Timor
- Jacques Pessers SVD (June 1, 1937 - January 3, 1961)
Vicar Apostolic of Atambua
- Jacques Pessers SVD (November 11, 1948 - January 3, 1961)
Bishops of Atambua
- Jacques Pessers SVD (January 3, 1961 - April 3, 1961)
- Theodorus van den Tillaart SVD (November 14, 1957 - February 3, 1984)
- Anton Pain Ratu SVD (February 3, 1984 - June 2, 2007)
- Dominikus Saku (since June 2, 2007)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1950 | 87.184 | 533,300 | 16.3 | 38 | 38 | 2,294 | 4th | 15th | 14th | ||
| 1970 | 216,539 | 270,951 | 79.9 | 46 | 2 | 44 | 4,707 | 1 | 63 | 80 | |
| 1980 | 276.928 | 313.048 | 88.5 | 57 | 12 | 45 | 4,858 | 89 | 99 | 30th | |
| 1990 | 365.741 | 394.499 | 92.7 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 5,300 | 157 | 86 | 35 | |
| 1999 | 409.230 | 438,827 | 93.3 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 3,754 | 152 | 160 | 39 | |
| 2000 | 421.715 | 451.912 | 93.3 | 104 | 64 | 40 | 4,054 | 185 | 197 | 40 | |
| 2001 | 427,519 | 456.720 | 93.6 | 108 | 66 | 42 | 3,958 | 112 | 197 | 40 | |
| 2002 | 442,400 | 472.150 | 93.7 | 126 | 70 | 56 | 3,511 | 206 | 197 | 43 | |
| 2003 | 462.734 | 487,767 | 94.9 | 123 | 75 | 48 | 3,762 | 158 | 198 | 48 | |
| 2004 | 475.775 | 493.044 | 96.5 | 132 | 81 | 51 | 3,604 | 154 | 288 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 478.508 | 503.508 | 95.0 | 143 | 94 | 49 | 3,346 | 159 | 205 | 54 | |