Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana
| Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maria Santissima in Astana |
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| Statistics | |
| Area | 576,400 km2 (222,500 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 3,650,000 60,000 (1,6%) |
| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 July 1999 |
| Cathedral | Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Astana |
| Secular priests | 17 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tomasz Peta |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Athanasius Schneider |
| Vicar General | Roland Jaquenoud |
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Kazakhstan. Pope John Paul II erected it as the Apostolic Administration of Astana on July 7, 1999, and elevated it to the Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana ("Mary Most Holy in Asanta") on May 17, 2003, with the suffragan sees of Atyrau, Karaganda, and Santissima Trinità in Almaty.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Tomasz Peta was appointed the first Archbishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana by John Paul II on May 17, 1999.
List of Ordinaries of Maria Santissima in Astana
- Tomasz Peta (1999 – present)