Diocese of Weetebula Dioecesis Veetebulaensis Keuskupan Weetebula
Cathedral in Weetebula
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Kupang
Metropolitan	Kupang
Statistics
Area	11,052 km2 (4,267 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 644,000 149,675 (23.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in East Nusa Tenggara
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edmund Woga
Metropolitan Archbishop	Hironimus Pakaenoni

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Weetebula (Latin: Veetebulaen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Kupang in Indonesia. It pastorally serves all of Sumba Island.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Roh Kudus, located in the city of Weetebula, Nusa Tenggara Timur.

• Established on October 20, 1959 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh (now a Metropolitan Archdiocese)
• Promoted on February 6, 1969 as Diocese of Weetebula.

(all Roman Rite, so far missionary members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Weetebula

• Fr. Gerard J. Legeland, Holy Ghost Fathers (C.SS.R.) (March 15, 1960 – death 1969)
• Apostolic Administrator (1969 – 1975) Fr. Wilhelm Wagener, C.SS.R.
• Apostolic Administrator (1975 – 1980) Fr. Henricus Haripranata, Society of Jesus (S.J.)

Suffragan Bishops of Weetebula

• Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (December 21, 1985 – January 19, 2008), later Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia) (2008.01.19 – ...)
• Edmund Woga, C.SS.R. (July 16, 2009 - ...)

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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