Archdiocese of Ende


The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.
Its cathedral is the Christ the King Cathedral in the city of Ende, Nusa Tenggara Timur.

History

The archdiocese was established on 16 September 1913 as Apostolic Prefecture of Lesser Sunda Islands, on territory split from what was then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia.
On 12 March 1922 the prefecture was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands, hence entitled to a titular bishop. On 25 February 1936 the vicariate was split to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor. On 10 July 1950 the vicariate was split to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar. On 8 March 1951 it was named Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh, after its see, having lost territories to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng. On 20 October 1959 another split established the Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula. On 3 January 1961 it became Metropolitan Archdiocese of Endeh. On 14 May 1974 it was renamed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende. On 14 December 2005 the archdiocese was again split to establish the diocese of Maumere.

Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefect of Lesser Sunda Islands (Isole della Piccola Sonda)

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the metropolitan's own archdiocese and these suffragan bishoprics: