Roman Catholic Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk

The Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Latin: Dioecesis Neosiberiana Transfigurationis) is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Mother of God at Moscow.

Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk

Dioecesis Neosiberiana Transfigurationis

Преображенской епархии в Новосибирске
Cathedral of the Transfiguration
Location
CountryRussia
MetropolitanMother of God at Moscow
Statistics
Area2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
25,000,000
500,000 (2.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Transfiguration
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Werth, S.J.
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, in the city of Novosibirsk, in Siberia (Asian Russia).

History

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Ordinaries

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

Apostolic Administrators of Novosibirsk (Siberia)
Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia
  • Joseph Werth, S.J. (see above 1999.05.18 – 2002.02.11 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of (Transfiguration at) Novosibirsk

Statistics

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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:

See also

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