The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Makassar ( la, Makassaren(sis)) is an

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located in the city of

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 ...

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sula ...

in Indonesia. It covers parishes located in the administrative provinces of South Sulawesi,

West Sulawesi West Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the western side of Sulawesi island. It covers an area of 16,787.18 km2, and its capital is Mamuju. The 2010 Census recorded a population of 1,158,651, while t ...

and

Southeast Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Tenggara) is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly ca ...

History

* April 13, 1937: Established as

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of Makassar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Celebes * May 13, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Makassar * January 3, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar * August 22, 1973: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang * March 15, 2000: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar

Ecclesial provinces

Manado Manado () is the capital City status in Indonesia, city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 Census giving a population of 451,916 distribu ...

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Leadership

* Arch

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s of Makassar (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada’ (11 November 1994 – present) * Metropolitan Archbishops of Ujung Pandang (Roman Rite) ** Archbishop

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, C.I.C.M. (18 January 1988 – 21 May 1994) ** Archbishop

Theodorus Lumanauw Mgr. Theodorus Lumanauw (8 May 1922 – 18 May 1981) was archbishop of Ujung Pandang from 7 August 1973 until his death in office on 18 May 1981. Ministry Lumanauw was ordained a priest on July 7, 1946. He was appointed Archbishop of Makassar ...

(7 August 1973 – 18 May 1981) * Metropolitan Archbishops of Makassar (Roman Rite) ** Archbishop

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, C.I.C.M. (3 January 1961 – 7 August 1973) * Vicars Apostolic of Makassar (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Nicolas Martinus Schneiders, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (10 June 1948 – 3 January 1961) * Prefects Apostolic of Makassar (Roman Rite) ** Fr.

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, C.I.C.M. (11 June 1937 – 1948)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

GCatholic.org

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