Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in East Timor, overseeing the country’s central church administration and pastoral activities from the capital city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Roman Catholic archdiocese
administrativeCenter archdiocesan curia of Dili
associatedWith Immaculate Conception
surface form: Immaculate Conception (patronage)
belongsTo Conference of Catholic Bishops of Timor-Leste
cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili
surface form: Catedral da Imaculada Conceição de Díli

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili
surface form: Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Dili
country Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor
countryServed Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor
currentMetropolitanArchbishop Virgílio do Carmo da Silva
currentMetropolitanArchbishopTitle Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevatedToArchdiocese 2019
elevatedToArchdioceseBy Pope Francis
establishedAsDiocese 1940
governedBy metropolitan archbishop
hasClericalStructure deaneries
parishes
seminaries
hasFunction coordination of evangelization in central East Timor
oversight of Catholic institutions in its territory
hasJurisdictionOver clergy in its territory
parishes in its territory
hasSuffraganDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana
languageOfLiturgy Portuguese
Tetum
locatedIn Dili
Dili municipality
Southeast Asia
Timor
surface form: Timor island
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Dili
partOf Conference of Catholic Bishops of Timor-Leste
surface form: Catholic Church in East Timor
predecessor Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili self-linksurface differs
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili
primaryReligionRepresented Catholicism
province Ecclesiastical province of Dili
regionServed central East Timor
religiousTradition Christianity
responsibleFor central church administration in East Timor
pastoral activities in and around Dili
rite Roman Rite
seeCity Dili
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territoryIncludes capital city of Dili
typeOfOrganization religious organization
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar

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Dili isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili affiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili affiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
this entity surface form: Catholic Church in East Timor
Motael Church hasAffiliation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili
Motael Church associatedWith Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili
this entity surface form: Catholic community of Dili
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili predecessor Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dili self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili