Diocese of Manokwari–Sorong
Manokvarien(sis)-Sorongen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Manokwari–Sorong, Indonesia
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 May 1974
- Latin
- Manokvarien(sis)-Sorongen(sis)
- Patron
- Christ the King
- Annuario code
- 001002146
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 54,567
- Population
- 556,583
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 9.8%
- Priests
- 45
- Catholics per priest
- 1,213
- Extent
- 111,835 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.5
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
- Bishop
- Datus Hilarion Lega
- Born
- 21 October 1956
- Birthplace
- Kupang
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 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.
The province of Merauke
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Merauke.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AgatsAgats
- Diocese of JayapuraJayapura
- Archdiocese of MeraukeMerauke
- Diocese of TimikaTimika
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.