Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka (Latin: Dioecesis Larantukana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of EndeinIndonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands.

Diocese of Larantuka Dioecesis Larantukana Keuskupan Larantuka

Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Ende
Metropolitan	Ende
Statistics
Area	4,024 km² (1,554 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 274,373 256,280 (93.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Queen of the Rosary in Larantuka
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Franciscus Kopong Kung
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Reinha Rosari (dedicated to Mary as Queen of the Rosary) in the city of Larantuka, in Nusa Tenggara Timur.

History

Established on March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda (Lesser Sunda).
Promoted on January 3, 1961 as Diocese of Larantuka

Gabriel Manek, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961), Titular BishopofAlinda (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1968.12.19), retired as Titular ArchbishopofBavagaliana (1968.12.19 – 1976.05.15)

Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – February 23, 1973), previously Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03) & Apostolic Vicar of Endeh (Indonesia) (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03), later Apostolic AdministratorofDenpasar (Indonesia) (1973 – 1980.09.04) and Titular Bishop of Eguga (1973.02.23 – 1982.06.07)
Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. (February 28, 1974 – June 16, 2004)
Franciscus Kopong Kung (June 16, 2004 – ...), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia) (2001.10.02 – 2004.06.16)

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