Archdiocese of Dili Archidioecesis Diliensis Arquidiocese de Díli | |
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 Seal of the Archdiocese of Dili | |
| Location | |
| Country | East Timor |
| Territory | Atauro, Aileu, Ainaro, Dili, Ermera, Manufahi, and Oecusse municipalities |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dili |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,755 km2 (1,836 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 783,437 740,250 (94.5%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 74 (2022) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Virgílio do Carmo da Silva |
| Vicar General | Graciano Santos Barros |
| Map | |
 Location of the archdiocese within East Timor | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Díli (Latin: Archidioecesis Diliensis, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Díli) is an archdiocese located in the city of Díli in Timor-Leste.[1]
The country's only major seminary, the Seminary of SS Peter and Paul, is located within the diocese.[2]
In 1983 Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo S.D.B. took over the administration of the Dili diocese. Then the only diocese in the territory, the 700,000 Catholics were divided into 30 parishes administered by 71 priests.[3]
In 2017 the diocese has 28 parishes with 585,958 Catholics.[4] In 2019 it had grown to 30 parishes in the five districts of Dili, Ermera, Aielu, Ainaro and Manufahi. It has 149 priests, including 63 diocesan priests, 86 religious priests, 132 brothers and 432 nuns.
On 11 September 2019, Pope Francis elevated Díli to the status of a metropolitan archdiocese; the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli will have two suffragan sees, the Dioceses of Baucau and Maliana. Bishop da Silva of Díli will be raised to the rank of archbishop.[5]
- ^ Thomas Ora (12 September 2019). "Timor-Leste's First Archbishop Aims to Unite Faithful". UCA News. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "The Year of St Paul in a Community Where the Apostle of the Nations Is a Familiar Figure". Agenzia Fides. 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Diocese of Maliana". UCAN Directory. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Katharina Reny Lestari (23 October 2017). "Dili Diocese Grows, Helps Timor-Leste Progress". UCA News. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 11.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2022.