Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana

Diocese of Maliana Dioecesis Malianensis Diocese de Maliana
Location
Country	East Timor
Metropolitan	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 230,175 228,741 (99.4%)
Parishes	10
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	30 January 2010
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Maliana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Norberto do Amaral
Map
Location of the Diocese of Maliana

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in East Timor. The new diocese includes the administrative region of Maliana in districts of Liquica, Bobonaro, and Cova–Lima and 16 sub–districts.

On 30 January 2010 the Vatican officially erected a third diocese in East Timor. Fr. Norberto do Amaral was nominated the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Maliana. The newly delineated Diocese is formed of 10 parishes serving just over 200,000 Catholics, who represent more than 98% of the area's population. Six diocesan and 25 non-diocesan priests, along with 108 religious brothers and sisters, are assigned within the new diocese's limits. The Diocese of Dili was divided to create the new diocese.

The Diocese has 10 parishes with 10 pre-schools, 50 primary schools and 12 high schools. There are 13 diocesan priests, 26 religious men and 85 religious women. There are also 40 seminarians and 157 full-time catechists in the diocese.

With the presence of three dioceses the Church in East Timor has become an Ecclesiastical Province and formed its own bishops' conference to become a full member in the Federation of Asian Bishop's Conferences.