Diocese of Ruteng, Indonesia

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ruteng / Rutengen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ende

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1951.03.08: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng / Rutengen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands)
1961.01.03: Promoted as Diocese of Ruteng / Rutengen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Endeh)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.11.13 – ...):

Bishop Siprianus Hormat (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ruteng (Roman Rite)

Bishop Siprianus Hormat (58)
(2019.11.13 – ...)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia)

Omnia in caritate

Born:	1965.07.16 (Cibal, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1995.10.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.03.19

Priest of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1995.10.08 – 2019.11.13)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia) (2019.11.13 – ...)

Bishop Silvester Tung Kiem San (62)
(Apostolic Administrator 2017.10.11 – 2019.11.13)

Bishop Hubertus Leteng
(2009.11.07 – 2017.10.11)

Omnes vos fratres estis

Born:	1959.01.01 (Taga, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1988.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.04.14
Died:	2022.07.31 (Bandung, Indonesia † 63)

Priest of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1988.07.29 – 2009.11.07)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia) (2009.11.07 – 2017.10.11)

Bishop Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D.
(1984.12.03 – 2008.10.13)

Et habitavit in nobis

Born:	1943.06.14 (Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1972.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.03.25
Died:	2008.10.13 († 65)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1984.12.03 – 2008.10.13)

Bishop Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D.
(1973.03.17 – 1980.09.04)

Domine ut videam

Born:	1929.02.26 (Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1959.01.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.05.05
Died:	1998.09.22 († 69)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1973.03.17 – 1980.09.04)

Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia) (1980.09.04 – 1998.09.22)

Bishop Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D.
(1961.01.03 – 1972.03.10)

Immaculata cordis sacrum

Born:	1910.03.13 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1935.08.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.05.13
Died:	1998.02.11 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Tigias (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03)

Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1972.03.10)

Vicars Apostolic of Ruteng (Roman Rite)

Bishop Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D.
(1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedral Santo Yosef dan Santa Maria Asumpta, Ruteng, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara

Churches by City (87)

Weetebula (↙), Denpasar (←), Makassar (↑), Ende (→)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 7,136 km²

Population: 712,000 Catholics (73.7% of 966,385 total)

Pastoral Centres: 85 parishes

Personnel: 296 priests (176 diocesan, 120 religious), 782 religious (353 brothers, 429 sisters), 103 seminarians