Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina

Roman Catholic diocese in Maluku, Indonesia
  • Maluku
  • North Maluku
Ecclesiastical provinceMakassarMetropolitanMakassarDeaneries
  • Ambon
  • Aru Islands
  • Great Kai
  • Little Kai
  • Tanimbar Islands
  • North Maluku
  • Seram–Buru
StatisticsArea83,777 km2 (32,346 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2012)
2,311,000
127,609 (5.5%)InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteLatin riteEstablished1534 as dicoese of Amboina
re-established 22 December 1902CathedralSt Francis Xavier CathedralLanguage
  • Latin
  • Indonesian
Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopSeno NgutraVicar GeneralIgnasius Samson Sudirman Refo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina (Latin: Amboinaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Amboina in the ecclesiastical province of Makassar in Indonesia.

History

  • It was founded as the Diocese of Amboina in 1534 under Spanish rule and as the seat of St. Francis Xavier.
  • As part of the mission of the Diocese of Manila in 1595.
  • December 22, 1902: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch New Guinea from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
  • August 29, 1920: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea
  • May 12, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina
  • January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Amboina

Leadership

  • Bishops of Amboina (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Seno Ngutra (8 December 2021 – present)
    • Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (10 June 1994 – 11 November 2020)
    • Bishop Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. (15 January 1965 – 10 June 1994)
    • Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (3 January 1961 – 15 January 1965)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Amboina (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (12 May 1949 – 3 January 1961)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (10 July 1947 – 12 May 1949)
    • Bishop Giovanni Aerts, M.S.C. (28 August 1920 – 1942. Death execution)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea (Roman Rite)
    • Fr. Hendrik Nollen, M.S.C. (1915 – 1920)
    • Fr. Matthijs Neyens, M.S.C. (1902 – 1915. Dismissed)[1]

Citation

  1. ^ Steenbrink 2007, pp. 241.

Bibliography

  • Steenbrink, Karel (2007), Catholics in Indonesia, 1903-1942 : A Documented History, vol. 2, Brill, ISBN 978-90-67-18260-7

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article New Guinea.
  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy

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