Diocese of Maumere

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Diocese of Maumere
Basic data
Country Indonesia
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese end
Diocesan bishop Ewaldus Martinus Sedu
Emeritus diocesan bishop Girulfus Kherubim Pareira SVD
founding 2005
surface 1,732 km²
Parishes 36 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 )
Residents 346,970 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
Catholics 302,795 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
proportion of 87.3%
Diocesan priest 54 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 )
Religious priest 102 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
Catholics per priest 1.941
Friars 471 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
Religious sisters 232 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Indonesian
cathedral Santo Yosef Cathedral

The Diocese of Maumere ( lat. : Dioecesis Maumerensis ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Maumere .

history

The diocese Maumere was on December 14, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Verbum glorificantes Dei from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Ende and subordinated to this as a suffragan .

Bishops of Maumere

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Verbum glorificantes Dei , AAS 98 (2006), n.1, pp. 6f.