Archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Astana

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Archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Astana
Map Archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Astana
Basic data
Country Kazakhstan
Diocesan bishop Tomasz Peta
Auxiliary bishop Athanasius Schneider ORC
Vicar General Roland Jaquenoud CRA
founding 1999
surface 576,400 km²
Dean's offices 5 (2012)
Parishes 34 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 )
Residents 3,702,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 )
Catholics 65,900 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 )
proportion of 1.8%
Diocesan priest 19 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 )
Religious priest 22 (31.12.2011 / AP2013 )
Catholics per priest 1,607
Permanent deacons 1 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 )
Friars 27 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 )
Religious sisters 72 (31.12.2011 / AP2013 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Russian
cathedral Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
address 3 Tashenova St., PO Box 622, 473033 Astana, Kazakhstan
Website http://catholic-kazakhstan.org/Astana/En/index.htm
Suffragan dioceses Karaganda
Almaty
Atyrau

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Astana ( Latin Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis ) includes the Kazakh areas of Nur-Sultan (Astana until 2019) , Aqmola , Qostanai , Pavlodar and Northern Kazakhstan .

The ecclesiastical province of Astana extends over the whole of Kazakhstan . The office is in Nur-Sultan (Astana until 2019) .

history

On July 7, 1999, the Apostolic Administration of Astana was established with the bull Ad aptius consulendum . With the bull In Cazakistania fidelium, Pope John Paul II elevated her to archdiocese on May 7, 2003 and appointed the previous apostolic administrator of Astana, Tomasz Peta , archbishop .

Structure and parishes

  • Deanery Astana (Astana and Aqmola areas)
    Dean: Roland Jaquenoud
    • Astana - Parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
    • Astana - Parish of the Mother of All Nations
    • Arshaly - Parish of Saint Paschal
    • Astrakhanka - Parish of Saint Anne
    • Accol - Parish of the Heart of Jesus
    • Kamyshenka - Parish of Our Lady of Czestochowa
    • Malinowka - Parish of the Queen of the Holy Rosary
    • Shortandy - Parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
  • Deanery Kökschetau
    Dean: Jerzy Ziaja
    • Atbasar - Parish of the Holy Spirit
    • Makinsk - Parish of Saint Joseph
    • Stepnogorsk - Parish of Our Lady of Fatima
    • Shutshinsk - Parish of Saint Abraham
    • Kokshetau - Parish of Saint Anthony
  • Deanery Petropawl ( Northern Kazakhstan Region )
    Dean: Przemysław Prętki
    • Tshkalovo - Parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
    • Jasna Polana - Parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
    • Kelerovka - Parish of St. Francis of Assisi
    • Korniejevka - Parish of the Heart of Jesus and Mary
    • Oziernoie - Parish of Saint Mary - Queen of Peace
    • Pietropavlovsk - Parish of the Holy Trinity
    • Saumalkol - Parish of the Merciful Jesus
    • Smirnovo - Parish of Christ the Good Shepherd
    • Taiynsha - Parish of the Holy Family
    • Tonkoshurovka - Parish of St. Lawrence
    • Zielonyj Gaj - Parish of the Holy Spirit
  • Deanery of Qostanai ( Qostanai Region )
    • Arkalyk - Parish of the Merciful Jesus
    • Lisakovsk - Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
    • Kostanai - Parish of the Assumption
    • Rudnyj - Parish of St. Padre Pio
  • Pavlodar Deanery ( Pavlodar Region )
    • Aksu - Parish of the Merciful Jesus
    • Kashyr - Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi
    • Krasnoarmiejka - Parish of Saint Maria Goretti
    • Pavlodar - Parish of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
    • Sherbaktry - Parish of Saint Mary - Help of Christians
    • Ekibastyz - Parish of Saint John the Baptist

In addition to the parishes of the Latin rite, there are also Greek Catholic parishes :

  • Astana - Parish of Saint Joseph
  • Pavlodar - Parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

cathedral

The Episcopal Church is the Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help , located in the parish of the same name in Astana.

See also

Sources and web links