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Suffragan diocese Agats, Indonesia

Diocese of Agats

Agatsen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Agats is a Latin Church diocese in the Papua region of Indonesia, established in 1969. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Merauke.

On the map

Esri
Agats, Indonesia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1969
Catholics
55,319
Priests
29
Territory
37,000 km²

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Aloysius Murwito
Born
20 December 1950
Birthplace
Sleman-Yogyakarta
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Cross stands in Agats, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Located in the town of Agats, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Agatsen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.

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