Diocese of Manado
Manadoën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Manado, Indonesia
The Diocese of Manado is a Latin Rite diocese covering North Sulawesi, Gorontalo and Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, founded as an apostolic prefecture in 1919 and raised to a diocese in 1961. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Makassar and led by Bishop Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 January 1961
- Latin
- Manadoën(sis)
- Patron
- Most Sacred Heart of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001002130
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 148,035
- Population
- 6,981,925
- Catholic share
- 2.1%
- Extent
- 90,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.6
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu
- Born
- 4 January 1957
- Birthplace
- Lembean
- Institute
- MISSIONARI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Mary stands in Manado, 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.
The province of Makassar
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Makassar.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AmboinaAmboina
- Archdiocese of MakassarMakassar
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
On the island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) in Indonesia, the Diocese of Manado (Indonesian: Keuskupan Manado; Latin: Manadoën(sis)) is a Latin Rite suffragan see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar, though it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Gereja Hati Tersuci Maria), stands on the iconic Sam Ratulangi Street in the city of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, notable for its European architectural styles, unique bell towers, and a beautiful central cupola crowning the building.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].