Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke (Latin: Merauken(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Merauke in Indonesia.

Archdiocese of Merauke Archidioecesis Meraukensis Keuskupan Agung Merauke
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Merauke
Statistics
Area	90,000 km2 (35,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 244,440 140,220 (57.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mgr. Petrus Canisius Mandagi M.S.C.
Vicar General	Hendrikus Kariwop M.S.C.
Bishops emeritus	Nicolaus Adi Seputra

History

• 24 June 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Merauke from the Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina
• 15 November 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke

Leadership

• Archbishops of Merauke (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (7 April 2004 – 28 March 2020)
  • Archbishop Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. (26 June 1972 – 30 April 2004)
  • Archbishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. (15 November 1966 – 26 June 1972)
• Vicars Apostolic of Merauke (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. (later Archbishop) (25 June 1950 – 15 November 1966)

Suffragan dioceses

• Agats
• Jayapura
• Manokwari–Sorong
• Timika

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy