The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke ( la, Merauken(sis)) is an

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

located in the city of

Merauke Merauke is a large town and the capital of the South Papua province, Indonesia. It is also the administrative centre of Merauke Regency in South Papua. It is considered the easternmost city in Indonesia. The town was originally called Ermasoe. It ...

in Indonesia.

History

* 24 June 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Merauke from the Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina * 15 November 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke

Leadership

* Arch

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Merauke (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (7 April 2004 – 28 March 2020) ** Archbishop Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. (26 June 1972 – 30 April 2004) ** Archbishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. (15 November 1966 – 26 June 1972) * Vicars Apostolic of Merauke (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. (later Archbishop) (25 June 1950 – 15 November 1966)

Suffragan dioceses

Agats Agats is a town in Asmat Regency, South Papua, Indonesia. An elevated settlement on a tidal plain, a Dutch outpost was set up in Agats in 1938 and the town became notable for the cultural practices of the Asmat people. Following the formation of A ...

Jayapura Jayapura (formerly Dutch: ''Hollandia'') is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is situated on the northern coast of New Guinea island and covers an area of . The city borders the Pacific Ocean and Yos Sudarso ...

* Manokwari–Sorong * Timika

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

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