Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Kazakhstan.

Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana

Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis
Location
CountryKazakhstan
Ecclesiastical provinceMaria Santissima in Astana
Deaneries
  • Astana
  • Kokshetau
  • Kostanay
  • Pavlodar
  • Petropavlovsk
  • Greek-Catholic Parishes
Statistics
Area576,400 km2 (222,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
3,650,000
60,000 (1,6%)
Parishes34
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 July 1999
CathedralOur Mother of Perpetual Help Cathedral
Secular priests17
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopTomasz Peta
Auxiliary BishopsAthanasius Schneider
Vicar General?
Map
Website
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in the Kazakh national capital Astana. The founding and only apostolic administrator, Tomasz Peta, was appointed the first Archbishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana by John Paul II on May 17, 1999.

History

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Pope John Paul II erected it as the Apostolic Administration of Astana on July 7, 1999, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan (which lost more territories and became the diocese of Karaganda and soon after, unusually, daughter diocese Astana's suffragan), and visited it in September 2001.

The same pope promoted it to the Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana on May 17, 2003.

Province

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Its ecclesiastical province comprises the metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan jurisdictions :

Ordinaries of Astana

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(all Roman Rite, so far European Latin missionaries)

Apostolic Administrator of Astana
Metropolitan Archbishops of Astana
  • Tomasz Peta (17 May 2003 – ... ), also President of Episcopal Conference of Kazakhstan (May 2003 – ... )

See also

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