Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese ![]()
Name: Atambua / Atambuen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Kupang
Neighbouring Dioceses: Kupang (↙), Larantuka (↖), Maliana (→)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
| Bishop (2007.06.02 – ...): |
| Bishops of Atambua (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)
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Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D.
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Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D.
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| Vicars Apostolic of Atambua (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Jacques Pessers, S.V.D.
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| Vicars Apostolic of Dutch Timor (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. (see above) |
Area: 5,177 km²
Population: 551,890 Catholics (96.4% of 572,506 total)
Pastoral Centres: 67 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 201 priests (162 diocesan, 39 religious), 326 religious (114 brothers, 212 sisters), 134 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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