Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng (Latin: Rutengen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ruteng in the ecclesiastical province of Ende in Indonesia.

Diocese of Ruteng Dioecesis Rutengensis Keuskupan Ruteng
Cathedral of Ruteng
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Ende
Metropolitan	Ende
Statistics
Area	7,136 km2 (2,755 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 717,000 673,596 (93.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph and the Assumption in Ruteng
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Cyprianus Hormat
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Boedhie Kleden, SVD

History

• March 8, 1951: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng from the Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda
• January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Ruteng

Leadership

Vicars Apostolic

• Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961)

Bishops

• Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – March 10, 1972)
• Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. (March 17, 1973 – September 4, 1980)
• Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. (December 3, 1984 – October 13, 2008)
• Hubertus Leteng, (April 14, 2010 – October 11, 2017)^[1]
  • Apostolic Administrator: Sylvester Tung Kiem San of Denpasar^[1]
• Cyprianus Hormat (November 13, 2019^[2] – present)