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Suffragan diocese Amboina, Indonesia

Diocese of Amboina

Amboinaën(sis)

The Diocese of Amboina is a Latin Church diocese covering the Maluku islands of Indonesia, re-established as an apostolic prefecture in 1902 and later raised to a diocese. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Makassar with its seat in Ambon.

On the map

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

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Established
1902
Catholics
127,609
Priests
127
Territory
83,777 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Seno Inno Ngutra

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The cathedral

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral stands in Amboina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The city of Amboina gives its name to this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Amboinaën(sis)), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Makassar in Indonesia.