Diocese of Baucau
Baucan(us)
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Baucau, Timor-Leste
Latin Church diocese in East Timor erected 30 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II from the Diocese of Dili, covering four eastern municipalities. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dili; its seat is St. Anthony Cathedral in Baucau.
The see
- Rank
- Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 November 1996
- Latin
- Baucan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001000858
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 398,538
- Population
- 366,000
- Priests
- 73
- Catholics per priest
- 5,459
- Extent
- 6,987 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 57
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
- Bishop
- Leandro Maria Alves
- Born
- 10 May 1974
- Birthplace
- Ermera
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
St. Anthony Cathedral, Baucau stands in Baucau, 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 Dili
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Dili.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DíliDíli
- Diocese of MalianaMaliana
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
One of Timor-Leste's three dioceses, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau (Latin: Dioecesis Baucanus; Portuguese: Diocese de Baucau; Tetum: Dioseze Baukau) was established by Pope John Paul II in 1996. A Latin Church diocese, it cares for nearly 400,000 Catholics across the municipalities of Baucau, Lautém, Manatuto, and Viqueque, a territory of 6,987 km2 (2,698 square miles). Leandro Maria Alves has been its bishop since 2023.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
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.