Apostolic Administration of Atyrau
Atirauen(sis)
Apostolic administration · Latin Church · Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Latin-rite apostolic administration covering western Kazakhstan, erected in 1999 and part of the ecclesiastical province of Maria Santissima in Astana. Its see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Atyrau. Slovak priest Fr. Peter Sakmar has served as apostolic administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis since December 8, 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Apostolic administration
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 7 July 1999
- Latin
- Atirauen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000512
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,650
- Population
- 3,076,272
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.1%
- Priests
- 24
- Catholics per priest
- 110
- Extent
- 736,612 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Peter Sakmar
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Atyrau stands in Atyrau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Astana
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in AstanaAstana
- Diocese of KaragandaKaraganda
- Diocese of Santissima Trinità in AlmatyAlmaty
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.