Archdiocese of Kupang
Archdiocese of Kupang | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Diocesan bishop | Peter Turang |
founding | 1967 |
surface | 11,285 km² |
Parishes | 22 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
Residents | 1,189,829 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
Catholics | 125.123 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
proportion of | 10.5% |
Diocesan priest | 45 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
Religious priest | 32 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,625 |
Friars | 142 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
Religious sisters | 137 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Indonesian |
cathedral | Katedral Kristus Raja |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Atambua Diocese of Weetebula |
The Archdiocese of Kupang ( Latin Archidioecesis Kupangensis ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Kupang , Indonesia .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the diocese on April 13, 1967 from cessions of territory of the diocese Atambua , which was subordinated to the archdiocese of Ende as a suffragan diocese.
On October 23, 1989, it was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese.
Ordinaries
Bishop of Kupang
- Gregorius Manteiro SVD (April 13, 1967 - October 23, 1989)
Archbishops of Kupang
- Gregorius Manteiro SVD (October 23, 1989 - October 10, 1997, died)
- Peter Turang , since October 10, 1997
statistics
year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
1969 | 17,481 | 556,645 | 3.1 | 11 | 11 | 1,589 | 14th | 6th | 9 | ||
1980 | 47,792 | 650,000 | 7.4 | 16 | 16 | 2,987 | 21st | 18th | |||
1990 | 83,316 | 916.132 | 9.1 | 34 | 16 | 18th | 2,450 | 28 | 51 | 42 | |
1997 | 128,454 | 1,082,307 | 11.9 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 2,423 | 93 | 110 | 40 | |
2000 | 109.022 | 1,138,020 | 9.6 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 1,982 | 106 | 76 | 40 | |
2001 | 112,542 | 1,153,313 | 9.8 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 1,631 | 125 | 76 | 40 | |
2002 | 121,473 | 1,187,912 | 10.2 | 102 | 68 | 34 | 1,190 | 132 | 186 | 20th | |
2003 | 126,417 | 1,189,829 | 10.6 | 75 | 38 | 37 | 1,685 | 49 | 251 | 22nd | |
2004 | 125.123 | 1,189,829 | 10.5 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 1,624 | 142 | 137 | 22nd |
See also
Web links
- Entry for Archdiocese of Kupang on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Kupang on gcatholic.org (English)