Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke

Archdiocese of Merauke Archidioecesis Meraukensis
Location
Country	Indonesia
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
Bishop	Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.

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

History

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

Leadership

• Archbishops of Merauke (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (2004.04.07 – ...)
  • Archbishop Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. (1972.06.26 – 2004.04.30)
  • Archbishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. (1966.11.15 – 1972.06.26)
• Vicars Apostolic of Merauke (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. (later Archbishop) (1950.06.25 – 1966.11.15)

Suffragan dioceses

• Agats
• Jayapura
• Manokwari–Sorong
• Timika

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy