Diocese of Agats
| Diocese of Agats | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| 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)