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.
Diocese of Larantuka Dioecesis Larantukana Keuskupan Larantuka | |
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 Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ende |
| Metropolitan | Ende |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,024 km2 (1,554 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 274,373 256,280 (93.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary in Larantuka |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Franciscus Kopong Kung |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
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 edit
- Established on March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda (Lesser Sunda).
- Promoted on January 3, 1961 as Diocese of Larantuka
Episcopal ordinaries edit
(all Roman Rite)
- Apostolic Vicar of Larantuka
- Gabriel Manek, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961), Titular Bishop of Alinda (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1968.12.19), retired as Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana (1968.12.19 – 1976.05.15)
- 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)
Sources and external links edit
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