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Suffragan diocese Jayapura, Indonesia

Diocese of Jayapura

Iayapuraën(sis)

Latin rite diocese in Papua, Indonesia, established in 1949 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia and raised to a diocese in 1966, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Merauke. The current ordinary, Bishop Yanuarius Theofilus Matopai You, was appointed in 2022 and is the first priest from West Papua to become a bishop in Indonesia.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Christ the King, Jayapura, in Jayapura, Indonesia.

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Established
1949
Catholics
65,180
Priests
75
Territory
115,349 km²

Parishes and churches

28 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
Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You
Born
1 January 1961
Birthplace
Uwebutu

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King, Jayapura stands in Jayapura, 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 Jayapura is the seat of this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Iayapuraen(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.