Metropolitan see Kupang, Indonesia
Archdiocese of Kupang
Kupangen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese seated in Kupang, West Timor, Indonesia, erected as a diocese in 1967 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1989, with the dioceses of Atambua and Weetebula as suffragans. The current archbishop is Hironimus Pakaenoni, appointed in 2024.
On the map
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- Established
- 1967
- Catholics
- 125,123
- Priests
- 152
- Territory
- 11,285 km²
Parishes and churches
36 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo Yakobus RasulBukapitingView parish
- Santo Yohanes PemandiBuraenView parish
- Santo Yohanes RasulHelangdohi PantarView parish
- Santo YosephKupangView parish
- Santo Yoseph PekerjaKupangView parish
- Yesus Gembala Yang BaikKalabahiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Hironimus Pakaenoni
- Born
- 14 April 1969
- Birthplace
- Noemuti
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King, Kupang stands in Kupang, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In the city of Kupang, in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, sits this Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Kupang (Latin: Kupangensis).