The Apostolic Administration of Atyrau is a
pastoral area ''sui iuris'', not yet fully 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, prov ...
, in western
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
which forms part of the Roman Catholic Church in this country, namely of the
metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Nur-Sultan.
Its head is a
prelate
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called Apostolic Administrator, member of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia.
His see is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, in
Atyrau. Current Administrator is a
Slovakia
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n priest, Fr. Peter Sakmár. Former Apostolic Administrator, Italian Bishop
Adelio Dell'Oro
Adelio Dell'Oro is the Italian-born Catholic Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Biography
Early life and education
Born on 31 July 1948 in Milan, Italy. His first cousin is Italo Dell'Oro, who is now an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdioces ...
became the diocesan bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda.
History
Apostolic Administration of
Atyrau was established by the
Holy See
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on 7 July 1999 together with other three dioceses in Kazakhstan which formerly were one
Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan.
Administrators
*
Janusz Kaleta (1999.07.07 – 2011.02.05),
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Phelbes (2006.09.15 – 2011.02.05);
** stayed on as Apostolic Administrator ''ad nutum Sanctae Sedis'' of Atyrau (Kazakhstan) (2011.02.05 – 2012.12.07) while elevated to the see of Karaganda, then went on solely as Bishop of Karaganda
*
Adelio Dell’Oro (2012.12.07 – 2015.05.16),
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Castulo
* Fr.
Dariusz Buras (2015.05.16 – 2020.12.08)
* Fr.
Peter Sakmár Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Atyrau (2020.12.08 - ...)
Parishes
There are several churches in the main cities of Western Kazakhstan which belong to the Apostolic Administration of Aturau.
* Cathedral church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in
Atyrau.
* Divine Mercy Church in
Kulsary
*
The Good Shepherd Church in
Aktobe
* Holy Family Church in
Khromtau
* Sacred Heart Church in
Aktau
* Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in
Uralsk
* Saint Joseph Church in
Aksay
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Kazakhstan
References
External links
GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atyrau, Apostolic Administration
Christian organizations established in 1999
Apostolic administrations
Roman Catholic dioceses in Kazakhstan
1999 establishments in Kazakhstan