Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Kazakhstan.
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Country | Kazakhstan |
Ecclesiastical province | Maria Santissima in Astana |
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Statistics | |
Area | 576,400 km2 (222,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 3,650,000 60,000 (1,6%) |
Parishes | 34 |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 7 July 1999 |
Cathedral | Our Mother of Perpetual Help Cathedral |
Secular priests | 17 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tomasz Peta |
Auxiliary Bishops | Athanasius Schneider |
Vicar General | ? |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, in the Kazakh national capital Astana. The founding and only apostolic administrator, Tomasz Peta, was appointed the first Archbishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana by John Paul II on May 17, 1999.