Archdiocese of Kupang

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Archdiocese of Kupang
Basic data
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

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
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

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