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Archdiocese of Kupang

Archidioecesis Kupangensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Hironimus Pakaenoni, Archbishop
  • Peter Turang, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 23 October 1989
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Square Kilometers: 14,150 (5,465 Square Miles)
  • Description: Kupang, Rote, Sabu, Alor, and South Central Timor
  • Official Web Site: https://keuskupanagungkupang.org
  • Mailing Address: Keuskupan Agung, Jl. Thamrin, Oepoi, Kupang 85111, Timor, Indonesia
  • Telephone: (0380)826.199; 833.331
  • Fax: 833.331

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Kupang
13 April 1967ErectedDiocese of Atambua (Timor Tenggah and Kupang along with the islands of Semau, Roti, and Sawu) Diocese of Kupang (erected)
25 January 1982Territory AddedDiocese of Larantuka (Alor and Pantor) Diocese of Kupang
Archdiocese of Kupang
23 October 1989ElevatedDiocese of Kupang Archdiocese of Kupang

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Kupang
196917,481556,6453.1%11111,5891469ap1971
198047,792650,0007.4%16162,9872118ap1981
Archdiocese of Kupang
199083,316916,1329.1%1618342,450285142ap1991
1997128,4541,082,30711.9%2924532,4239311040ap2000
2000109,0221,138,0209.6%2827551,9821067640ap2001
2001112,5421,153,3139.8%3534691,6311257640ap2002
2002121,4731,187,91210.2%68341021,19013218620ap2003
2003126,4171,189,82910.6%3837751,6854925122ap2004
2004125,1231,189,82910.5%4532771,62414213722ap2005
2011217,0001,396,00015.5%87161032,10612634326ap2014
2016187,9851,484,15012.7%106131191,57914824730ap2017
2019190,1431,601,10011.9%109151241,53322414834ap2020
2021194,0001,633,95011.9%109151241,56422414834ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Kupang
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,030, to Page 1,032
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 342
  • Archdiocese of Kupang
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 121, and Page 122

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