The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

of the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...

. The diocese includes the administrative region of Maliana in districts of Liquica, Bobonaro, and Cova–Lima and 16 sub-districts. On 30 January 2010 the Vatican erected a third diocese in East Timor. Fr.

Norberto do Amaral Norberto do Amaral (born 17 February 1956) is the Bishop of Diocese of Maliana, East Timor. After attending the elementary Catholic school in Ainaro, he entered the Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima in Dare. He completed his philosophical studies fr ...

was nominated the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Maliana. The diocese is formed of 10 parishes serving just over 200,000 Catholics, who represent more than 98% of the area's population. Six diocesan and 25 non-diocesan priests, along with 108 religious brothers and sisters, are assigned within the diocese's limits. The Diocese of Dili was divided to create the diocese. The diocese has 10 parishes with 10 pre-schools, 50 primary schools and 12 high schools. There are 13 diocesan priests, 26 religious men and 85 religious women. There are also 40 seminarians and 157 full-time catechists in the diocese. In 2017, the diocese became home to the St. Joseph Seminary, Maliana, the country's second minor seminary. The diocese is also home to the Don Bosco Co-educational Technical School started in 2013. The school had 106 students enrolled in 2018 while 60 had already graduated. The Don Bosco Agricultural College is also located in Fuiloro in the diocese. Three fourths of the people of Fuiloro depend on agriculture. In 2018, 200 students study at the college.

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Roman Catholic dioceses in East Timor Christian organizations established in 2010 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century Maliana 2010 establishments in East Timor {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub