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Suffragan diocese Ruteng, Indonesia

Diocese of Ruteng

Rutengen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Ruteng is a Latin Church diocese on the island of Flores, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ende, and one of the most heavily Catholic dioceses in Indonesia. It was established as an apostolic vicariate in 1951 and promoted to a diocese on January 3, 1961.

On the map

Esri
Ruteng, Indonesia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1961
Catholics
800,000
Priests
219
Territory
7,136 km²

Parishes and churches

60 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Siprianus Hormat
Born
16 July 1965
Birthplace
Cibal

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Joseph and the Assumption of Mary stands in Ruteng, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of Ruteng, within the ecclesiastical province of Ende in Indonesia, is the seat of this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Rutengen(sis)).

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