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Apostolic administration Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Apostolic Administration of Atyrau

Atirauen(sis)

Latin-rite apostolic administration covering western Kazakhstan, erected in 1999 and part of the ecclesiastical province of Maria Santissima in Astana. Its see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Atyrau. Slovak priest Fr. Peter Sakmar has served as apostolic administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis since December 8, 2020.

On the map

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

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Established
1999
Catholics
2,650
Priests
24
Territory
736,612 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Peter Sakmar

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Atyrau stands in Atyrau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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