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Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka

Coordinates: 8°51′00″S 121°18′00″E / 8.8500°S 121.3000°E / -8.8500; 121.3000
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Diocese of Larantuka

Dioecesis Larantukana

Keuskupan Larantuka
Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary
Location
Country Indonesia
Ecclesiastical provinceEnde
MetropolitanEnde
Statistics
Area4,024 km2 (1,554 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
274,373
256,280 (93.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Queen of the Rosary in Larantuka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFranciscus Kopong Kung
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka (Latin: Dioecesis Larantukana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ende in Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Reinha Rosari (dedicated to Mary as Queen of the Rosary) in the city of Larantuka, in Nusa Tenggara Timur.

History

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Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Larantuka
Suffragan Bishops of Larantuka
  • Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – February 23, 1973), previously Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03) & Apostolic Vicar of Endeh (Indonesia) (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03), later Apostolic Administrator of Denpasar (Indonesia) (1973 – 1980.09.04) and Titular Bishop of Eguga (1973.02.23 – 1982.06.07)
  • Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. (February 28, 1974 – June 16, 2004)
  • Franciscus Kopong Kung (June 16, 2004 – ...), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia) (2001.10.02 – 2004.06.16)
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8°51′00″S 121°18′00″E / 8.8500°S 121.3000°E / -8.8500; 121.3000