Metropolitan see Makassar, Indonesia
Archdiocese of Makassar
Makassaren(sis)
Latin Church
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar is a Latin Rite see in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1937 and elevated to archdiocese in 1961. It is led by Archbishop Franciscus Nipa and has suffragan dioceses including Manado and Amboina.
On the map
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- Established
- 1937
- Catholics
- 178,592
- Priests
- 130
- Territory
- 116,252 km²
Parishes and churches
50 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo PaulusKendariView parish
- Santo PaulusGe’tenganView parish
- Santo PaulusRantetayoView parish
- Santo PaulusTampoView parish
- Santo PetrusMamasaView parish
- Santo PetrusMangkutanaView parish
- Santo PetrusNanggalaView parish
- Santo PetrusPadang SappaView parish
- Santo PetrusPangliView parish
- Santo Petrus ClaverMakassarView parish
- Santo Petrus RasulParepareView parish
- Santo YakobusMarisoView parish
- Santo Yohanes PemandiRahaView parish
- Santo Yohanes RasulMinangaView parish
- Santo YosefLamasiView parish
- Santo YosephPenaView parish
- Santo Yoseph PekerjaGotong-GotongView parish
- Santo Yusuf PekerjaBarasView parish
- Simon Petrus Gembala BaikSungguminasaView parish
- Siti MaryamSa’pak Bayo-BayoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Fransiskus Nipa
- Born
- 29 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Tana Toraja
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in Makassar, 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
From its seat in the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, this Roman Catholic metropolitan archdiocese (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Makassarensis) oversees parishes across the administrative provinces of South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi.