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The '''Roman Catholic Church in East Timor''' is part of the worldwide [[Roman Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] and [[curia]] in [[Rome]]. |
The '''Roman Catholic Church in East Timor''' is part of the worldwide [[Roman Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] and [[curia]] in [[Rome]]. There are over 900,000 Catholics in East Timor, a legacy of its status as a former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony. Since its independence from [[Indonesia]], East Timor became only the second predominantly Catholic country in Asia (after the Philippines) - over 90% of the population is Catholic. The country is divided into two dioceses. |
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Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo is a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize along with Jose Ramos-Horta in 1996 for their attempts to free East Timor from Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web | author=| year=November 27th, 2002| title= World Briefing | Asia: East Timor: Nobel-Winning Bishop Steps Down| format= | work= New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E1D61738F934A15752C1A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fR%2fRoman%20Catholic%20Church%20| accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref> |
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There are over 900,000 Catholics in East Timor, a legacy of its status as a former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony. Since its independence from [[Indonesia]], East Timor became only the second predominantly Catholic country in Asia (after the Philippines) - over 90% of the population is Catholic. The country is divided into two dioceses. |
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Revision as of 17:47, 18 June 2006
The Roman Catholic Church in East Timor is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are over 900,000 Catholics in East Timor, a legacy of its status as a former Portuguese colony. Since its independence from Indonesia, East Timor became only the second predominantly Catholic country in Asia (after the Philippines) - over 90% of the population is Catholic. The country is divided into two dioceses.
Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo is a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize along with Jose Ramos-Horta in 1996 for their attempts to free East Timor from Indonesia.[1]
References
- ^ "World Briefing". New York Times. November 27th, 2002. Retrieved 2006-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help); Text "Asia: East Timor: Nobel-Winning Bishop Steps Down" ignored (help)
