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Roman Catholic Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
2 million km²

Bishop
  
Joseph Werth

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Russia

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Metropolitan
  
Mother of God at Moscow

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 25,000,000 500,000 (2.0%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Transfiguration

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Latin: Neosiberian(a) Transfigurationis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, in the city of Novosibirsk, in Asian Siberia, Russia.

History

  • Established on April 13, 1991 as Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk, on territory split off from the Diocese of Vladivostok and the newly suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
  • Renamed on May 18, 1999 as Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia, having lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia (now Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk)
  • Promoted and renamed-back on February 11, 2002 as Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk

    • Ordinaries

    (all Roman rite, so far missionary members of Latin congregations)

    Apostolic Administrators of Novosibirsk (Siberia)
  • Joseph Werth, Jesuits (S.J.), (1991.04.13 – 1999.05.18 see below), Titular Bishop of Bulna (1991.04.13 – 2002.02.11)
  • Jerzy Mazur, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (1998.03.23 – 1999.05.18), Titular Bishop of Tabunia (1998.03.23 – 2002.02.11), later Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Siberia (Russia) (1999.05.18 – 2002.02.11), Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia) (2000 – 2003.04.17), Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia) (2002.02.11 – 2003.04.17), Bishop of Ełk (Poland) (2003.04.17 – ...)
    • Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia
  • Joseph Werth, S.J. (see above 1999.05.18 – 2002.02.11 see below)
    • Bishops of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk
  • Joseph Werth, S.J. (see above 2002.02.11 - ...), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (2005.02 – 2011.01.19)

    • Statistics

    As per 2014, it pastorally served 512,000 Catholics (2.0% of 25,600,000 total) on 2,000,000 km² in 70 parishes and 160 missions with 38 priests (19 diocesan, 19 religious), 1 deacon and 77 lay religious (20 brothers, 57 sisters).

    Dependent churches include:

  • Holy Trinity Church, Tobolsk

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk Wikipedia
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