Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura
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Diocese of Jayapura Dioecesis Iayapuraensis Keuskupan Jayapura | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Merauke |
| Metropolitan | Merauke |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 115,349 km2 (44,536 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 858,000 65,180 (7.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King in Jayapura |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Yanuarius Theofilus Matopai You |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Petrus Kanisius Mandagi M.S.C. |
| Bishops emeritus | Leo Laba Ladjar O.F.M. |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Bishops of Jayapura (Roman rite)
- Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You (October 29, 2022 – present)
- Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (August 29, 1997 – October 29, 2022)
- 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
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