Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende

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Ecclesiastical province Ende Pope Francis Cathedral East Nusa Tenggara Metropolitan archbishop Vincentius Sensi Potokota		Rite Latin Rite Area 5,084 km² Country Indonesia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)454,000416,000 (91.6%)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende (Latin: Endehen(us)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Gereja Katedral Kristus Raja (dedicated to Christ the King), in the city of Ende, in Nusa Tenggara Timur.

History

Established on September 16, 1913 as Apostolic Prefecture of Lesser Sunda Islands (curiate Italian: Isole della Piccola Sonda), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (now Archdiocese of Jakarata, then covering the Dutch East Indies)

Promoted on March 12, 1922 as Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands (curiate Italian: Isole della Piccola Sonda), hence entitled to a titular bishop

Lost territories, first on 25 february 1936 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor and again on 10 July 1950 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar

Renamed on March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh, after its see, having lost territories to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng

Lost territory on 20 October 1959 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula

Promoted on January 3, 1961 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Endeh

Renamed on May 14, 1974 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende

Lost territory on 14 December 2005 to establish the diocese of Maumere.

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite; initially missionary members of a Latin congregation till 1996)

Apostolic Prefect of Lesser Sunda Islands (Isole della Piccola Sonda)

Fr. Pietro Noyen, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (1913 – death 1921)

Apostolic Vicars of Lesser Sunda Islands

Arnoldo Verstraelen, S.V.D. (March 14, 1922 – death March 15, 1932), Titular Bishop of Myriophytos (1922.03.13 – 1932.03.15)

Enrico Leven, S.V.D. (April 25, 1933 – 1950), Titular Bishop of Arca in Armenia (1933.04.25 – death 1953.01.31)

Apostolic Vicar of Endeh

Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961), Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03); later Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1973.02.23), Apostolic Administrator of Denpasar (Indonesia) (1973 – 1980.09.04), Titular Bishop of Eguga (1973.02.23 – 1982.06.07)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Endeh

Gabriel Manek, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – December 19, 1968), previously Titular Bishop of Alinda (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03) & Apostolic Vicar of Larantuka (Indonesia) (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana (1968.12.19 – 1976.05.15)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Ende

Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. (December 19, 1968 – February 23, 1996)

Longinus Da Cunha (February 23, 1996 – April 6, 2006)

Vincentius Sensi Potokota (April 14, 2007 – ...), previously Bishop of daughter diocese Maumere (Indonesia) (2005.12.14 – 2007.04.14)