The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere (''Dioecesis Maumerensis'') in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
was created on December 14, 2005, by splitting it from the
Archdiocese of Ende
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende ( la, Archidioecesis Endehena) is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.
Its cathedral is the Christ the King Cathedral in the city of Ende, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
Histo ...
, which is still the metropolitan of the diocese. Its first
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 ...
is
Vincentius Sensi. The St Joseph church in Maumere is the cathedral of the diocese.
The diocese covers an area of 1,732 km², coinciding with the civil district
Sikka on the eastern part of the island
Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...
. As of 2005, 259,598 of the 270,000 people in the area are members of the Catholic Church. The diocese is subdivided into 35
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
es.
See also
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia {{short description, None
The Catholic Church in Indonesia is composed of 10 archdioceses and 27 dioceses which form 10 ecclesiastical provinces. Indonesia also has a military ordinariate.
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List of dioceses in Indonesia The Bishops' Confere ...
References
External links
GCatholic.orgVatican press release on the creationDiocese of Maumere
Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia
Christian organizations established in 2005
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
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