Roman Catholic Diocese Of Atambua
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua () is a Latin
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in the
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of the Metropolitan of
Kupang Kupang (, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as o ...
, in Indonesia, yet still dependent of the Roman
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. Its
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episcopal see is ''Katedral Santa Maria Imakulata'' (dedicated to Mary Immaculate) located in the city of
Atambua Atambua is the regency seat of Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The town stretches 8.5 km from north to south and 5 km from east to west, and is in the north of the western half of Timor Island. The town is located at an alt ...
.


History

* Established on 25 May 1936 as the
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of Dutch Timor, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands * Renamed on 11 November 1948 after its see as
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of Atambua. * Promoted 3 January 1961 as Diocese of Atambua, yet still missionary. * Lost territory on 13 April 1967 to establish the then Diocese of Kupang, now its Metropolitan.


Ordinaries

''(all
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, till 2007 members of a Latin missionary congregation)'' ;'' Apostolic Vicar of Dutch Timor'' * Jacques Pessers,
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(S.V.D.) (June 1, 1937 – November 11, 1948 ''see below''),
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of
Candyba Kandyba or Candyba ( Hittite: 𒄭𒅔𒁺𒉿 ''Hinduwa'', Lycian: πŠœπŠ™πŠ‹πŠ‚πŠ† ''XΓ£kbi'', , ) was a settlement in ancient Lycia, in modern-day Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The modern Turkish vil ...
(1937.06.01 – 1961.04.03) ;'' Apostolic Vicars of Atambua'' * Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. (''see above'' November 11, 1948 – January 3, 1961 ''see below'') * Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. (November 14, 1957 – January 3, 1961 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of (1957.11.14 – 1961.01.03) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Atambua'' * Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. (''see above'' January 3, 1961 – death April 3, 1961) * Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. (''see above'' January 3, 1961 – retired February 3, 1984) * Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. (February 3, 1984 – retired June 2, 2007), previously Titular Bishop of (1982.04.02 – 1984.02.03) & Auxiliary Bishop of Atambua (1982.04.02 – 1984.02.03) * Dominikus Saku (June 2, 2007 – ...)


Sources and external links


Official website


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