Apostolic Administration of Atyrau
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Apostolic Administration of Atyrau Apostolica Administratio Atirauensis Апостольская администратура Атырау | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Maria Santissima in Astana |
Metropolitan | Maria Santissima in Astana |
Statistics | |
Area | 736,612 km2 (284,407 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 2 587 400 2,650 (0.1%) |
Parishes | 6 |
Churches | 5 |
Congregations | 3 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 7 July 1999 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Apostolic Administrator | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tomasz Peta |
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Website | |
http://katolikkz.org/ |
The Apostolic Administration of Atyrau is Latin pre-diocesan Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Kazakhstan.
It has its episcopal see in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, in Atyrau. It is not exempt, but a suffragan of the metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana. Several of its ordinaries were promoted to the episcopate in the former Soviet republic's ecclesiastical province, notably at the suffragan see of Karaganda.
History[]
On 7 July 1999, the Holy See established an Apostolic Administration based in Atyrau, on territory split from the then Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan at its promotion to Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda.
Incumbent ordinaries[]
- Janusz Kaleta (1999.07.07 – 2011.02.05), Titular Bishop of Phelbes (2006.09.15 – 2011.02.05);
- stayed on as Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Atyrau (Kazakhstan) (2011.02.05 – 2012.12.07) while elevated to the see of Karaganda, then went on solely as Bishop of Karaganda
- Adelio Dell’Oro (2012.12.07 – 2015.05.16), Titular Bishop of Castulo
- Friar (2015.05.16 – 2020.12.08)
- (2020.12.08 - ...)[1]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Kazakhstan
References[]
- ^ "About us – Apostolic Administration of Atyrau". katolikkz.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
External links[]
Categories:
- Christian organizations established in 1999
- Apostolic administrations
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Asia
- 1999 establishments in Kazakhstan