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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
7,136 km²

Country
  
Indonesia

Pope
  
Francis

Bishop
  
Hubertus Leteng

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Vincentius Sensi Potokota

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2010)717,000673,596 (93.9%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Joseph and the Assumption in Ruteng

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng (Latin: Rutengen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ruteng in the Ecclesiastical province of Ende in Indonesia.

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History

  • March 8, 1951: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng from the Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda
  • January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Ruteng

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Ruteng (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Hubertus Leteng, (14 April 2010 - present)
  • Bishop Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. (December 3, 1984 – October 13, 2008)
  • Bishop Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. (March 17, 1973 – September 4, 1980)
  • Bishop Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – March 10, 1972)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Ruteng (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng Wikipedia
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