The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina ( la, Amboinaën(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Amboina Amboyna or amboina may refer to: * ''Amboyna'' (play), a play by John Dryden *Amboyna massacre, in 1623 in Indonesia * Amboina box turtle (''Cuora amboinensis''), of Asia * Amboina king parrot (''Alisterus amboinensis''), of Indonesia * ''Amboyn ...

in the

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Makassar Makassar (, mak, ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Mangkasara’, ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Med ...

in Indonesia.

History

* December 22, 1902: Established as the

Apostolic Prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Dutch New Guinea from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia * August 29, 1920: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea * May 12, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina * January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Amboina

Leadership

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s of Amboina (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Seno Ngutra Seno "Inno" Ngutra (born 7 November 1970) is the Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop of Diocese of Amboina, being appointed in 2021. Born in the town of Waur in Maluku, after high school Ngutra entered the St. Yudas Tadeus Minor Seminary in Langgur ...

(8 December 2021 – present) ** Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (10 June 1994 – 11 November 2020) ** Bishop

Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. (19 October 1915 – 26 March 2016) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 100, he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops. Until his death, he lived in Ambon, Maluku Ambon (forme ...

, M.S.C. (15 January 1965 – 10 June 1994) ** Bishop

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, M.S.C. (3 January 1961 – 15 January 1965) * Vicars Apostolic of Amboina (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (12 May 1949 – 3 January 1961) * Vicars Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (10 July 1947 – 12 May 1949) ** Bishop

Giovanni Aerts Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally '' ...

, M.S.C. (28 August 1920 – 1942. Death execution) * Prefects Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea (Roman Rite) ** Fr.

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, M.S.C. (1915 – 1920) ** Fr.

Matthijs Neyens Matthijs (also Mattijs, Mathijs and Matijs) is a Dutch form of the masculine given name "Matthew". It can also be a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name ;Matthijs/Matthys * Matthijs Accama (1702–1783), Dutch painter * Matthi ...

, M.S.C. (1902 – 1915. Dismissed)

Citation

Bibliography

External links

GCatholic.org

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