Karaganda (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Adelio Dell’Oro, Bishop
Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy, Auxiliary Bishop
Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 7 July 1999
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Kazakhstan
Square Kilometers: 711,208 (274,704 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.eparchia-karaganda.kz/
Mailing Address: Prospekt Shachterov 32, 100026 Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Telephone: (7056)28-17-37

Historical Details

Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan
- Latin Name: Kazakistaniae Latinorum
- Erected: 13 April 1991
- Country: Kazakhstan
- Description: Erected as Karaganda (Karagandensis Latinorum) but the name was quickly changed

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C. (13 Apr 1991 Appointed - 5 Feb 2011 Resigned)
Janusz Wiesław Kaleta (5 Feb 2011 Appointed - 15 Jul 2014 Resigned)
Adelio Dell’Oro (31 Jan 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan
13 April 1991	Erected	Apostolic Administration of Kharkiv (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Leningrad (suppressed) Diocese of Minsk Archdiocese of Mohilev Apostolic Administration of Mohilev (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Moscow (suppressed)	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan (erected) (as Karaganda (Karagandensis Latinorum)) Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Minsk, Mohilev, and Vitebsk) Apostolic Administration of Siberia (erected) (as Novosibirsk (Novosibirskensis Latinorum))
29 September 1997	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tadjikistan (erected) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turkmenistan (erected) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Uzbekistan (erected)
7 July 1999	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Apostolic Administration of Almaty (erected) Apostolic Administration of Astana (erected) Apostolic Administration of Atyrau (erected)
Diocese of Karaganda
7 July 1999	Elevated	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Diocese of Karaganda
17 May 2003	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Karaganda (from Immediately Subject)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Karaganda

1999 64,374 3,433,300 1.9% 27 18 45 1,430 19 52 64 ap2000

2000 40,000 3,433,300 1.2% 9 3 12 3,333 3 23 10 ap2001

2001 40,000 3,433,300 1.2% 11 3 14 2,857 3 22 11 ap2002

2002 35,000 3,430,000 1.0% 8 6 14 2,500 6 25 13 ap2003

2003 40,000 3,433,300 1.2% 15 4 19 2,105 4 25 13 ap2004

2004 40,000 3,433,300 1.2% 12 4 16 2,500 4 30 13 ap2005

2006 40,000 3,456,000 1.2% 8 6 14 2,857 12 32 17 ap2007

2013 31,300 3,590,000 .9% 13 5 18 1,738 6 35 19 ap2014

2016 8,500 3,743,000 .2% 19 4 23 369 4 34 20 ap2017

2019 14,800 3,850,660 .4% 15 5 20 740 5 30 18 ap2020

2021 16,163 3,900,700 .4% 21 3 24 673 5 30 20 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Karaganda
1999	64,374	3,433,300	1.9%	27	18	45	1,430	19	52	64	ap2000
2000	40,000	3,433,300	1.2%	9	3	12	3,333	3	23	10	ap2001
2001	40,000	3,433,300	1.2%	11	3	14	2,857	3	22	11	ap2002
2002	35,000	3,430,000	1.0%	8	6	14	2,500	6	25	13	ap2003
2003	40,000	3,433,300	1.2%	15	4	19	2,105	4	25	13	ap2004
2004	40,000	3,433,300	1.2%	12	4	16	2,500	4	30	13	ap2005
2006	40,000	3,456,000	1.2%	8	6	14	2,857	12	32	17	ap2007
2013	31,300	3,590,000	.9%	13	5	18	1,738	6	35	19	ap2014
2016	8,500	3,743,000	.2%	19	4	23	369	4	34	20	ap2017
2019	14,800	3,850,660	.4%	15	5	20	740	5	30	18	ap2020
2021	16,163	3,900,700	.4%	21	3	24	673	5	30	20	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Adelio Dell’Oro (Bishop: 31 Jan 2015 - )
Janusz Wiesław Kaleta (Bishop: 5 Feb 2011 to 15 Jul 2014)
Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C. (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Apr 1991; Bishop: 7 Jul 1999; Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 May 2003 to 5 Feb 2011)
Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Apr 2006 to 5 Feb 2011)
Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy (Priest: 1 Aug 1999; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jun 2021)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

None

Source(s)

Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 83, Page 547, and Page 548
- Annuario Pontificio, Year 1992, Page 1,054, and Page 1,128
Diocese of Karaganda
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 1,030

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