The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manado ( la, Manadoën(sis)) is a

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar on

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island (formerly Celebes) in Indonesia, yet depends on the missionary

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episcopal see, the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (''Gereja Hati Tersuci Maria''), located in the city of

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Statistics and extent

As per 2015, it pastorally served 256,549 Catholics (4.0% of 6,630,180 total) on 90,000 km² in 67 parishes and 240 missions with 134 priests (90 diocesan, 34 religious), 366 lay religious (146 brothers, 220 sisters) and 98 seminarians. Its service area covers the entire administrative provinces of

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and

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History

* Established on 19 November 1919 as the

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of Celebes, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia * 1 February 1934: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Celebes * 13 April 1937: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Manado, having lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Makassar (its future Metropolitan) * Promoted on 3 January 1961 as Diocese of Manado, as suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar

Ordinaries

(all

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, so far members of a missionary Latin congregation) ;''Apostolic Prefects of Celebes'' * Father

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(M.S.C.) (born

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) (12 December 1919 – 16 February 1923), later

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) (16 February 1923 – retired 1938) * Joannes Walter Panis, M.S.C. (born Netherlands) (12 June 1923 – 1 February 1934 ''see below'') ;''Apostolic Vicar of Celebes'' * Joannes Walter Panis, M.S.C. (''see above'' 1 February 1934 – 13 April 1937 ''see below''),

of Trisipa (1 February 1934 – death 23 June 1952) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Manado'' * Joannes Walter Panis, M.S.C. (''see above'' 13 April 1937 – retired 1946) * Nicolas Verhoeven, M.S.C. (born Netherlands) (13 March 1947 – 3 January 1961 ''see below''),

Hermonthis Armant ( ar, أرْمَنْت; egy, jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or ''jwn.w-šmꜥ.w''; Bohairic: ; Sahidic: ), also known as Hermonthis ( grc, Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about south of Thebes. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was ...

(13 March 1947 – 3 January 1961) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Manado'' * Nicolas Verhoeven, M.S.C. (''see above'' 3 January 1961 – retired 26 June 1969), emeriate as

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(26 June 1969 – resigned 15 September 1976), died 1981 * Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. (born Netherlands) (26 June 1969 – retired 8 February 1990), died 2003; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Choba (13 April 1967 – 26 June 1969) and Auxiliary Bishop of Manado (13 April 1967 – 26 June 1969) * Joseph Theodorus Suwatan, M.S.C. (first native incumbent) (8 February 1990 – retired 12 April 2017), also President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia (1997 – 2000) *

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Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C. (8 July 2017 – ...), no previous prelature

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

Manado Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia Religious organizations established in 1919 {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub

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