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Archdiocese of Díli

Archidioecesis Diliensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B., Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B., Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 11 September 2019
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Timor-Leste
  • Square Kilometers: 4,775 (1,844 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Camara Eclesiaastica, Av. Marginal 46, P.O. Box 50, Bidau Lecidere, Dili 88010, Timor Leste
  • Telephone: 332.48.50
  • Fax: 332.23.93

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Díli
4 September 1940ErectedDiocese of Macau (Island of Timor under the control of the Portuguese Republic) Diocese of Díli (erected)
1 January 1976Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Díli (from Goa e Damão)
30 November 1996Territory LostDiocese of Díli (Eastern part) Diocese of Baucau (erected)
30 January 2010Territory LostDiocese of Díli (Liquiçá, Bobonaro, and Cova-Lima) Diocese of Maliana (erected)
Archdiocese of Díli
11 September 2019ElevatedDiocese of Díli Archdiocese of Díli

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Díli
194938,034420,4309.0%195241,584122311ap1951
1970164,178618,53026.5%3610463,56917463ap1971
1980213,000740,80028.8%187258,520113618ap1981
1990583,079714,24581.6%2439639,25517410024ap1991
1998527,294627,16684.1%3848866,13115225422ap2001
2001504,299539,81193.4%2638647,87913920322ap2002
2002514,089558,61092.0%3246786,59014920328ap2004
2006663,331789,70184.0%47761235,39211827930ap2007
2010435,052464,64993.6%56481044,1836916225bul30Jan2010
2013561,135591,42594.9%57711284,3839033128ap2014
2016585,958617,89894.8%57921493,93211453228ap2017
Archdiocese of Díli
2019641,715677,50094.7%67901574,087119345532ap2020
2021683,846728,14093.9%67911584,328120748832ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Díli
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 33, Page 14, to Page 18
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 307
  • Archdiocese of Díli
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 1,505, and Page 1,506

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