Diocese of Agats
Diocese of Agats | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Merauke |
Diocesan bishop | Aloysius Murwito OFM |
founding | 1969 |
surface | 37,000 km² |
Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
Residents | 82,100 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
Catholics | 49,980 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
proportion of | 60.9% |
Diocesan priest | 6 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
Religious priest | 15 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2,380 |
Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
Friars | 15 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
Religious sisters | 10 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Indonesian |
Website | http://keuskupanagats.or.id |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats ( lat. : Dioecesis Agatsensis ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Agats .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the Diocese of Agats on May 29, 1969 from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Merauke , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Agats
- Alphonsus Augustus Sowada OSC (May 29, 1969– May 9, 2001)
- Aloysius Murwito OFM (since June 7, 2002)