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Suffragan diocese Manokwari–Sorong, Indonesia

Diocese of Manokwari–Sorong

Manokvarien(sis)-Sorongen(sis)

The Diocese of Manokwari-Sorong is a Latin Rite diocese in West Papua, Indonesia, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1959, raised to a diocese in 1966 and given its current name in 1974. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Merauke and led by Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega.

On the map

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

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Established
1959
Catholics
54,567
Priests
45
Territory
111,835 km²

Parishes and churches

26 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
Datus Hilarion Lega
Born
21 October 1956
Birthplace
Kupang

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Manokwari–Sorong, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of St. Augustine.

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

History

Spanning the cities of Manokwari and Sorong, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Manokvariensis Sorongen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.