Catholic Church in East Timor
The Catholic Church in East Timor is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome.
Catholic Church in East Timor | |
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| Portuguese: Igreja Católica em Timor-Leste Tetum: Igreja Katólika iha Timor-Leste Indonesian: Gereja Katolik di Timor Leste | |
| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Latin |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Governance | Episcopal Conference of Timor |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Nuncio | vacant |
| Region | East Timor |
| Language | Tetum, Indonesian, Portuguese, Latin |
| Origin | 1515 Pre-colonial Timor (Later Portuguese Timor, Portuguese Empire) |
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