Diocese of Amboina
| Diocese of Amboina | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Makassar |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Makassar |
| Diocesan bishop | Petrus Canisius Mandagi MSC |
| Vicar General | Bernard Antonius Rahawarin |
| founding | December 22, 1902 |
| surface | 83,777 km² |
| Parishes | 39 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2.210.153 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 151,437 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 6.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 31 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,046 |
| Friars | 45 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 173 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Latin , Indonesian |
| cathedral | St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Ambon) |
| address | Keuskupan Jl. Pattimura 26 Ambon 97124 [Maluku] Indonesia |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina ( lat. : Dioecesis Amboinaënsis ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Ambon .
history
The diocese was on December 22, 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. Established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Batavia as the Apostolic Prefecture of the Netherlands New Guinea . The Apostolic Prefecture of the Netherlands New Guinea was founded on August 29, 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. raised to the apostolic vicariate . On May 12, 1949, the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia .
The Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Amboina on May 12, 1949 . On June 24, 1950, the Apostolic Vicariate Amboina gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate Merauke . The Apostolic Vicariate Amboina was on January 3, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. with the Apostolic Constitution Quod Christ raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Makassar as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Dutch New Guinea
- Matteo Neyens MSC , 1902-1915
- Enrico Nollen MSC, 1915-1920
Vicars Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea
- Arnoldus Johannes Hubertus Aerts MSC, 1920–1942
- Jacques Grent MSC, 1947-1949
Vicars Apostolic of Amboina
- Jacques Grent MSC, 1949-1961
Bishops of Amboina
- Jacques Grent MSC, 1961-1965
- Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol MSC, 1965-1994
- Petrus Canisius Mandagi MSC, since 1994
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)