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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Díli ((ラテン語: Diliensis)) is a diocese located in the city of Díli in Timor-Leste. The country’s only Major Seminary, the Seminary of SS Peter and Paul is located within the Diocese.〔(Agenzia Fides 2/7/2008 )〕 In 1983 Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo S.D.B. took over the administration of Dili Diocese. Then the only diocese in the territory, the 700,000 Catholics were divided into 30 parishes administered by 71 priests.〔( UCANews website Accessed 21 September 2013 )〕 ==History== * 4 September 1940: Established as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Díli from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. * On 4 September 1990 the diocese celebrated its 50th anniversary.〔(UCANews 10 August 1990 )〕 * In 2009 the government gave US$1.5 million to two dioceses in East Timor — Dili and Baucau, which they are to receive annually “to run social programs for people”. Poverty remains a massive problem since independence in 2002, with about half of the 1 million population unemployed and 45 per cent living on less than US$1 a day.〔(UCANews 22 September 2009 )〕 * 1 February 2010: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili loses territory to form the newly erected Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana, the third Roman Catholic diocese in East Timor * Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass with crowds of young people of East Timor on 12 October 1989. In 2008 a chapel and statue were built and dedicated in his honour in the suburb of Tasi-Tolu, in the Diocese. These were blessed by the Apostolic Nuncio of East Timor, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli.〔(Agenzia Fides 19/6/2008 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Diocese of Díli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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