Diocese of Jayapura
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura is a diocese located in the city of Jayapura in the ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.
History
- May 12, 1949: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea
- June 14, 1954: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia
- June 28, 1963: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru
- June 12, 1964: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura
- November 15, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Sukarnapura
- April 25, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Djajapura
- August 22, 1973: Renamed as Diocese of Jayapura
Leadership
- Bishops of Jayapura
- * Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You
- * Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.
- * Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M.
- Bishops of Djajapura
- * Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M.
- * Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
- Bishops of Sukarnapura
- * Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
- Vicars Apostolic of Sukarnapura
- * Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
- Vicars Apostolic of Kota Baru
- * Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
- Vicars Apostolic of Hollandia
- * Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
- Prefects Apostolic of Hollandia
- * Fr. Oscar Cremers, O.F.M.