Roman Catholic Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk
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.
Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk Dioecesis Neosiberiana Transfigurationis Преображенской епархии в Новосибирске | |
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 Cathedral of Transfiguration | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Metropolitan | Mother of God at Moscow |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 25,000,000 500,000 (2.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Transfiguration |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Werth, S.J. |
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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)
- Suffragan 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:
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Russia
Sources and external links
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