Diocese of Weetebula
Roman Catholic diocese on Sumba, Indonesia
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Weetebula (Latin: Veetebulaen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Kupang in Indonesia. It pastorally serves all of Sumba Island.
Diocese of Weetebula Dioecesis Veetebulaensis Keuskupan Weetebula | |
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Cathedral in Weetebula | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kupang |
| Metropolitan | Kupang |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,641 km2 (4,495 sq mi) |
Population
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in East Nusa Tenggara |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Edmund Woga |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hironimus Pakaenoni |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Roh Kudus, located in the town of Waitabula, in the northwest of Sumba Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
History
- Established on October 20, 1959 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh (now a Metropolitan Archdiocese)
- Promoted on February 6, 1969 as Diocese of Weetebula.
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite, so far missionary members of Latin congregations)
- Apostolic Prefects of Weetebula
- Fr. Gerard J. Legeland, Holy Ghost Fathers (C.SS.R.) (March 15, 1960 – death 1969)
- Apostolic Administrator (1969 – 1975) Fr. Wilhelm Wagener, C.SS.R.
- Apostolic Administrator (1975 – 1980) Fr. Henricus Haripranata, Society of Jesus (S.J.)
- Suffragan Bishops of Weetebula
- Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (December 21, 1985 – January 19, 2008), later Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia) (2008.01.19 – ...)
- Edmund Woga, C.SS.R. (July 16, 2009 - ...)
Sources and external links
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