The Catholic Diocese of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty ( la, Sanctissimae Trinitatis in Almata) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

in the

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of Mary Most Holy in Astana in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

History

* July 7, 1999: Established as Apostolic Administration of Almaty from the

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* May 17, 2003: Promoted as Diocese of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty

Leadership

* Apostolic Administrators of Almaty (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Henry Theophilus Howaniec Henry Theophilus Howaniec (14 February 1931 – 30 March 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Howaniec was born in Chicago, Illinois and ordained to the priesthood, in West Chicago, Illinois on June 14, 1956, for the Franciscan Fathers of the A ...

, O.F.M. (July 7, 1999 – May 17, 2003) *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Roman rite) ** Bishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. (May 17, 2003 – March 5, 2011) ** Bishop

José Luís Mumbiela Sierra José Luis Mumbiela Sierra (born 27 May 1969 in Monzón, Spain) is a Spanish-born Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of the Holy Trinity Diocese in Almaty. He was ordained on 25 June 1995 and was incardinated in the diocese of Lleida. In 1998 beg ...

(since March 5, 2011)

Sources

GCatholic.org

The Catholic Church in Kazakhstan
Roman Catholic dioceses in Kazakhstan Christian organizations established in 1999 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1999 establishments in Kazakhstan {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub

History

Leadership

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