The Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka ( la, Dioecesis Larantukana) is a
suffragan
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Latin
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan of
Ende in
Indonesia
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's
Lesser Sunda Islands
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.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is Katedral Reinha Rosari (dedicated to Mary as
Queen of the Rosary
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) in the city of
Larantuka
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, in
Nusa Tenggara Timur
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.
History
* Established on March 8, 1951 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka, on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Isole della Piccola Sonda (Lesser Sunda).
* Promoted on January 3, 1961 as Diocese of Larantuka
Episcopal ordinaries
''(all
Roman Rite
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)
;'' Apostolic Vicar of Larantuka''
*
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 A ...
,
Divine Word Missionaries
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(S.V.D.) (March 8, 1951 – January 3, 1961),
Titular Bishop
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of
Alinda
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(1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Ende (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1968.12.19), retired as
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop
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In ...
of
Bavagaliana Bavagaliana was a town in the Roman province of Byzacena, now part of Tunisia.
It became at some stage the seat of a Christian bishopric. The only diocesan bishop of the see who is known by name was Bonifacius, who lived at the time of Thrasamund, ...
(1968.12.19 – 1976.05.15)
;''Suffragan Bishops of Larantuka''
*
Antoine Hubert Thijssen
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, S.V.D. (January 3, 1961 – February 23, 1973), previously Titular Bishop of
Nilopolis (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03) & Apostolic Vicar of
Endeh (Indonesia) (1951.03.08 – 1961.01.03), later
Apostolic Administrator
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of
Denpasar
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(Indonesia) (1973 – 1980.09.04) and Titular Bishop of
Eguga Eguga was a ''civitas'' in Africa Proconsulare during the Roman Empire. It was located in present-day Tunisia. The city was also the seat of an ancient Roman Catholic diocese.
Eguga was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage. The only bish ...
(1973.02.23 – 1982.06.07)
*
Darius Nggawa
Darius Nggawa (1 May 1929 – 9 January 2008) was an Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood on 12 October 1955, Nggawa was named bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the ...
, S.V.D. (February 28, 1974 – June 16, 2004)
* Franciscus Kopong Kung (June 16, 2004 – ...), succeeding as former
Coadjutor Bishop
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of Larantuka (Indonesia) (2001.10.02 – 2004.06.16)
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia
Christian organizations established in 1951
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Flores Island (Indonesia)
1951 establishments in Indonesia
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