Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua is a diocese
located in the city of Atambua
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Kupang in Indonesia.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Atambua
Atambua
Atambua is a town in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Belu Regency. The city is located in the west of Timor Island. In September 1999, 250,000 refugees arrived here from East Timor, after their vote for independence and the following violence...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Kupang in Indonesia.
History
- May 25, 1936: Established as the Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Dutch Timor from the Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda - November 11, 1948: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Atambua
- January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Atambua
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Atambua (Roman rite)- Bishop Dominikus Saku (June 2, 2007 – present)
- Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. (February 3, 1984 – June 2, 2007)
- Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – February 3, 1984)
- Bishop Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – April 3, 1961)
- Vicars Apostolic of Atambua (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. (November 14, 1957 – January 3, 1961)
- Bishop Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. (November 11, 1948 – January 3, 1961)
- Vicars Apostolic of Dutch Timor (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. (June 1, 1937 – November 11, 1948)