The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manokwari–Sorong () is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

located in the cities of

Manokwari Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital city, capital of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of West Papua (province), West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status in Indonesia, city ...

and

Sorong Sorong is the largest city and the capital of the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua. The city is located on the western tip of the island of New Guinea with its only land borders being with Sorong Regency. It is the gateway to Indonesia ...

in the

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...

Merauke Merauke is a large town (''kelurahan'') and an administrative district (''distrik'') in Merauke Regency of South Papua Province, Indonesia. It is also the administrative centre of Merauke Regency, and is considered to be the easternmost city in I ...

in Indonesia.

History

* 19 December 1959: 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 Manokwari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia * 15 November 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Manokwari * 14 May 1974: Renamed as Diocese of Manokwari – Sorong

Leadership

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s of Manokwari–Sorong (Roman rite) ** Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega (30 June 2003 – present) ** Bishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. (5 May 1988 – 30 June 2003) ** Bishop Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. (14 May 1974 – 5 May 1988) * Bishops of Manokwari (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. (15 November 1966 – 14 May 1974) * Prefects Apostolic of Manokwari (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. (later Bishop) (12 February 1960 – 15 November 1966)

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia

Roman Catholic Diocese As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...

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