Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Kupang

Indonesia

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Kupang / Kupangen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Atambua, Weetebula

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1967.04.13: Established as Diocese of Kupang / Kupangen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Atambua and became suffragan of Endeh)
1989.10.23: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kupang / Kupangen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Atambua and Weetebula)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2024.03.09 – ...):

Archbishop-elect Hironimus Pakaenoni (55)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Kupang (Roman Rite)

Archbishop-elect Hironimus Pakaenoni (55)
(2024.03.09 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

Born:	1969.04.14 (Noemuti, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1997.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.05.09

Priest of Kupang (Indonesia) (1997.09.08 – 2024.03.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia) (2024.03.09 – ...)

Archbishop Peter Turang (77)
(1997.10.10 – 2024.03.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kupang (Indonesia)

Pertransiit benefaciendo

Born:	1947.02.23 (Tataaran, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1974.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.07.27

Priest of Manado (Indonesia) (1974.12.18 – 1997.04.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia) (1997.04.21 – 1997.10.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia) (1997.10.10 – 2024.03.09)

Archbishop Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D.
(1989.10.23 – 1997.10.10)

Opus justitiæ pax

Born:	1924.03.12 (Larantuka, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1951.10.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.08.15
Died:	1997.10.10 († 73)

Bishop of Kupang (Indonesia) (1967.04.13 – 1989.10.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia) (1989.10.23 – 1997.10.10)

Bishops of Kupang (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D. (later Archbishop)
(1967.04.13 – 1989.10.23)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Peter Turang (77) (1997.04.21 – 1997.10.10)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedral Kristus Raja, Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara

Churches by City (34)

Weetebula (←), Ende (↖), Maumere (↖), Larantuka (↑), Atambua (↗), Broome (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 14,150 km²

Population: 196,000 Catholics (11.9% of 1,650,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 35 parishes

Personnel: 152 priests (137 diocesan, 15 religious), 424 religious (237 brothers, 187 sisters), 75 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.04.30

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