Archdiocese of Makassar
Makassaren(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Makassar, Indonesia
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 March 2000
- Latin
- Makassaren(sis)
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001002111
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 178,592
- Population
- 11,519,628
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.6%
- Priests
- 130
- Catholics per priest
- 1,374
- Extent
- 116,252 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.5
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
- Archbishop
- Fransiskus Nipa
- Born
- 29 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Tana Toraja
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 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.
The province of Makassar
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AmboinaAmboina
- Diocese of ManadoManado
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.