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Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
115,349 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Nicolaus Adi Seputra

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Indonesia

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 858,000 65,180 (7.6%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Christ the King in Jayapura

Emeritus Bishops
  
Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff Bishop Emeritus (1972-1997)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke

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

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History

  • May 12, 1949: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea
  • June 14, 1954: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia
  • June 28, 1963: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru
  • June 12, 1964: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura
  • November 15, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Sukarnapura
  • April 25, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Djajapura
  • August 22, 1973: Renamed as Diocese of Jayapura

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Jayapura (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (August 29, 1997 – present)
  • Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. (August 22, 1973 – August 29, 1997)
  • Bishops of Djajapura (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. (May 6, 1972 – August 22, 1973)
  • Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (April 25, 1969 – May 6, 1972)
  • Bishops of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (November 15, 1966 – April 25, 1969)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (June 12, 1964 – November 15, 1966)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kota Baru (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (June 28, 1963 – June 12, 1964)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (April 29, 1956 – June 28, 1963)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Oscar Cremers, O.F.M. (June 3, 1949 – 1954)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura Wikipedia
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