The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende ( la, Archidioecesis Endehena) is a Latin metropolitan
archdiocese in the
Lesser Sunda Islands,
Indonesia
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.
Its
cathedral
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is the
Christ the King Cathedral in the city of
Ende,
Nusa Tenggara Timur
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.
History
The archdiocese was established on 16 September 1913 as
Apostolic Prefecture
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of Lesser Sunda Islands, on territory split from what was then
Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (now Archdiocese of Jakarta, then covering the
Dutch East Indies).
On 12 March 1922 the Prefecture was promoted to
Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands (curiate Italian: Isole della Piccola Sonda), hence entitled to a
titular bishop
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. On 25 February 1936 the Vicariate was split to establish the
Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor. On 10 July 1950 the Vicariate was split to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar. On 8 March 1951 it was name Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh, after its see, having lost territories to establish the
Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka ( la, Dioecesis Larantukana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ende in Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Reinha Ros ...
and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng. On 20 October 1959 another split established the
Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula. On 3 January 1961 it became Metropolitan Archdiocese of Endeh. On 14 May 1974 it was renamed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende. On 14 December 2005 the Archdiocese was again split to establish the
diocese of Maumere.
Ordinaries
''(all
Roman Rite; missionary members of a Latin congregation till 1996)''
Apostolic Prefect of Lesser Sunda Islands (Isole della Piccola Sonda)
*Fr. Pietro Noyen,
Divine Word Missionaries
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(S.V.D.) (1913 – death 1921)
Apostolic Vicars of Lesser Sunda Islands
*Arnoldo Verstraelen, S.V.D. (14 March 1922 – death 15 March 1932),
Titular Bishop
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of
Myriophytos (13 March 1922 – 15 March 1932)
*Enrico Leven, S.V.D. (25 April 1933 – 1950), Titular Bishop of
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(25 April 1933 – death 31 January 1953)
Apostolic Vicar of Endeh
*Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. (8 March 1951 – 3 January 1961), Titular Bishop of
Nilopolis
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It was an episcopal see that a suffragan of the metropolitan of Oxyrynchos, in the Roman provin ...
(8 March 1951 – 3 January 1961); later Bishop of
Larantuka (Indonesia) (3 January 1961 – 23 February 1973),
Apostolic Administrator
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of
Denpasar
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With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali, Denpasar has e ...
(Indonesia) (1973 – 4 September 1980), Titular Bishop of
Eguga (23 February 1973 – 7 June 1982)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Endeh
*
Gabriel Manek
Mgr Gabriel Wilhemus Manek (Lay Tjong Sie) SVD (Ailomea Lahurus 1913 – St Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO 30 November 1989) was an Indonesian Archbishop of The Roman Catholic Church
Biography
Gabriel Wilhemus Manek was born on August 18, 1913 in ...
, S.V.D. (3 January 1961 – 19 December 1968), previously Titular Bishop of
Alinda
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(8 March 1951 – 3 January 1961) & Apostolic Vicar of
Larantuka (Indonesia) (8 March 1951 – 3 January 1961); emeritate as
Titular Archbishop
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of
Bavagaliana (19 December 1968 – 15 May 1976)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Ende
*
Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. (19 December 1968 – 23 February 1996)
*Longinus Da Cunha (23 February 1996 – 6 April 2006)
*
Vincentius Sensi Potokota (14 April 2007 – ...), previously Bishop of daughter diocese
Maumere
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(Indonesia) (14 December 2005 – 14 April 2007)
Province
Its
ecclesiastical province
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comprises the metropolitan's own Archdiocese and these
Suffragan bishoprics:
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Denpasar
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere (''Dioecesis Maumerensis'') in Indonesia was created on December 14, 2005, by splitting it from the Archdiocese of Ende, which is still the metropolitan of the diocese. Its first bishop is Vincentius Sensi. ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng
Source and External links
GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
1913 establishments in the Dutch East Indies
Christian organizations established in 1913
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia
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