Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Maliana, Timor-Leste
Diocese of Maliana
Malianen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in western East Timor erected 30 January 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI from the Diocese of Dili. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dili; its seat is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Maliana.
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- Established
- 2010
- Catholics
- 290,850
- Priests
- 22
- Territory
- 3,142 km²
Parishes and churches
11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Catedral)Maliana · CathedralView parish
- Avé MariaSuaiView parish
- Igreja de AtabaiAtabaiView parish
- Igreja de FohoremFohoremView parish
- Imaculada ConceiçãoBobonaroView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaLolotoeView parish
- Nossa Senhora do CarmoZumalaiView parish
- Santa CruzMalianaView parish
- Santo AntónioBalibóView parish
- Santo António ClaretSaleleView parish
- São João de BritoLiquiçáView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Norberto do Amaral
- Born
- 17 February 1956
- Birthplace
- Ainaro
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Maliana stands in Maliana, 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
The youngest of Timor-Leste's three dioceses, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana (Latin: Dioecesis Malianensis; Portuguese: Diocese de Maliana; Tetum: Dioseze Maliana) was established by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. This Latin Church diocese serves nearly 300,000 Catholics in the municipalities of Bobonaro, Cova Lima, and Liquiçá, an area of 3,142 km2 (1,213 square miles). Norberto do Amaral has been its bishop since the founding.