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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Baucau, Timor-Leste

Diocese of Baucau

Baucan(us)

Latin Church

Latin Church diocese in East Timor erected 30 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II from the Diocese of Dili, covering four eastern municipalities. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dili; its seat is St. Anthony Cathedral in Baucau.

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Esri
The address the register holds for St. Anthony Cathedral, Baucau, in Baucau, Timor-Leste.

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Established
1996
Catholics
398,538
Priests
73
Territory
6,987 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Leandro Maria Alves
Born
10 May 1974
Birthplace
Ermera

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The cathedral

St. Anthony Cathedral, Baucau stands in Baucau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

One of Timor-Leste's three dioceses, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau (Latin: Dioecesis Baucanus; Portuguese: Diocese de Baucau; Tetum: Dioseze Baukau) was established by Pope John Paul II in 1996. A Latin Church diocese, it cares for nearly 400,000 Catholics across the municipalities of Baucau, Lautém, Manatuto, and Viqueque, a territory of 6,987 km2 (2,698 square miles). Leandro Maria Alves has been its bishop since 2023.

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