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Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats

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Metropolitan
  
Merauke

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
37,000 km²

Phone
  
+62 902 31056

Parishes
  
12

Established
  
29 May 1969

Province
  
Papua

Country
  
Indonesia

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 98,732 55,319 (56%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Agats Papua

Address
  
JL Jend A Yani, Bis Agats, Agats, Kabupaten Asmat, Papua 99777, Indonesia

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats (Latin: Agatsen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Agats in the Ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.

Contents

History

  • May 29, 1969: Established as the Diocese of Agats from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Agats (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. (June 7, 2002 – present)
  • Bishop Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. (May 29, 1969 – May 9, 2001)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats Wikipedia
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