Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats is a diocese
located in the city of Agats 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 Agats 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 29, 1969: Established as the Diocese of Agats from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke
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 Agats (Roman rite)- Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. (June 7, 2002 – present)
- Bishop Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. (May 29, 1969 – May 9, 2001)