Apostolic Administration of Atyrau
Apostolic Administration of Atyrau Apostolica Administratio Atirauensis Апостольская администратура Атырау | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maria Santissima in Astana |
| Metropolitan | Maria Santissima in Astana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 736,612 km2 (284,407 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 2 587 400 2,650 (0.1%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Churches | 5 |
| Congregations | 3 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 July 1999 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Administrator | Peter Sakmár |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tomasz Peta |
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| Website | |
| http://katolikkz.org/ | |
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The Apostolic Administration of Atyrau is Latin pre-diocesan Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Kazakhstan.
It has its episcopal see in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, in Atyrau. It is not exempt, but a suffragan of the metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana. Several of its ordinaries were promoted to the episcopate in the former Soviet republic's ecclesiastical province, notably at the suffragan see of Karaganda.
History
On 7 July 1999, the Holy See established an Apostolic Administration based in Atyrau, on territory split from the then Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan at its promotion to Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda.
Incumbent ordinaries
- Janusz Kaleta (1999.07.07 – 2011.02.05), Titular Bishop 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 of Castulo
- Friar Dariusz Buras (2015.05.16 – 2020.12.08)
- Peter Sakmár (2020.12.08 - ...)
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