Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Most Holy Mary in Astana

Kazakhstan

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Most Holy Mary in Astana (English) / Maria Santissima in Astana (Italiano) / Sanctæ Mariæ in Astanansis (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Karaganda, Most Holy Trinity in Almaty, Atyrau

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1999.07.07: Established as Apostolic Administration of Astana / Astanan(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan)
2003.05.17: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Most Holy Mary in Astana (English) / Maria Santissima in Astana (Italiano) / Sanctæ Mariæ in Astanansis (Latin) (with suffragan sees Karaganda, Most Holy Trinity in Almaty and Atyrau)

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2003.05.17 – ...):	Archbishop Tomash Bernard Peta (73)
Auxiliary Bishop (2011.02.05 – ...):	Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (63) Titular Bishop of Celerina

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Tomash Bernard Peta (73)
(2003.05.17 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan)

Maria Regina pacis

Born:	1951.08.20 (Inowrocław, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1976.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.03.19

Priest of Gniezno (Poland) (1976.06.05 – 2001.02.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Astana (Kazakhstan) (1999.07.07 – 2003.05.17)

Titular Bishop of Benda (2001.02.15 – 2003.05.17)

President of Episcopal Conference of Kazakhstan (2003.05 – 2015)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan) (2003.05.17 – ...)

Apostolic Administrators of Astana (Roman Rite)

Bishop Tomash Bernard Peta (73) (later Archbishop)
(1999.07.07 – 2003.05.17)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Nur-Sultan, Akmola
National Shrine: National Shrine of the Queen of Peace, Ozernoye, North Kazakhstan

Atyrau (↙), Karaganda (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 576,400 km²

Population: 53,200 Catholics (1.3% of 4,150,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 34 parishes, 45 missions

Personnel: 37 priests (21 diocesan, 16 religious), 79 religious (17 brothers, 62 sisters), 1 seminarian

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.03.17

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