Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina is a diocese
located in the city of Amboina in the Ecclesiastical province
of Makassar 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 Amboina 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 Makassar in Indonesia.
History
- December 22, 1902: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch New Guinea from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
- August 29, 1920: 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 Dutch New Guinea - May 12, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina
- January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Amboina
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 Amboina (Roman rite)- Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (June 10, 1994 – present)
- Bishop Andreas Peter Cornelius SolAndreas Peter Cornelius SolAndreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. is a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2009, at the age of , he is one of the oldest Catholic bishops; he still lives in Amboina, one of the Moluccan islands in Indonesia...
, M.S.C. (January 15, 1965 – June 10, 1994) - Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (January 3, 1961 – January 15, 1965)
- Vicars Apostolic of Amboina (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (May 12, 1949 – January 3, 1961)
- Vicars Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. (July 10, 1947 – May 12, 1949)
- Bishop Giovanni Aerts, M.S.C. (August 28, 1920 – 1942)
- Prefects Apostolic of Dutch New Guinea (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Enrico Nollen, M.S.C. (1915 – 1920)
- Fr. Matteo Neyens, M.S.C. (1902 – 1915)