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)858,00065,180 (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.

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

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)

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