Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura is a diocese
located in the city of Jayapura
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Merauke in Indonesia.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Jayapura
Jayapura
Jayapura City is the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. It is situated on Yos Sudarso Bay . Its approximate population in 2002 was 200,000....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Merauke in Indonesia.
History
- May 12, 1949: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea
- June 14, 1954: Promoted as the Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Hollandia - June 28, 1963: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru
- June 12, 1964: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura
- November 15, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Sukarnapura
- April 25, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Djajapura
- August 22, 1973: Renamed as Diocese of Jayapura
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Jayapura (Roman rite)- Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (August 29, 1997 – present)
- Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria MünninghoffHerman Ferdinandus Maria MünninghoffHerman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, is a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Münninghoff was born in Woerden, Netherlands and was ordained a priest on March 15, 1953 from the religious order Order of Friars Minor...
, O.F.M. (August 22, 1973 – August 29, 1997)
- Bishops of Djajapura (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. (May 6, 1972 – August 22, 1973)
- Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (April 25, 1969 – May 6, 1972)
- Bishops of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (November 15, 1966 – April 25, 1969)
- Vicars Apostolic of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (June 12, 1964 – November 15, 1966)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kota Baru (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (June 28, 1963 – June 12, 1964)
- Vicars Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (April 29, 1956 – June 28, 1963)
- Prefects Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Oscar Cremers, O.F.M. (June 3, 1949 – 1954)