Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Makassar

Archdiocese of Makassar Archidioecesis Makassarensis Keuskupan Agung Makassar
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Makassar
Statistics
Area	116,252 km2 (44,885 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 11,519,628 178,592 (1.6%)
Parishes	43
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Makassar
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Johannes Liku Ada’
Website
Blog of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Makassar (Latin: Makassaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi in Indonesia.

It covers parishes located in the administrative provinces of South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi.

History

• April 13, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makassar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Celebes
• May 13, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Makassar
• January 3, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar
• August 22, 1973: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang
• March 15, 2000: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar

Ecclesial provinces

• Manado
• Amboina

Leadership

Cathedral of Makassar

• Archbishops of Makassar (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada’ (November 11, 1994 – present)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Ujung Pandang (Roman Rite)
  • Archbishop Franciscus van Roessel, C.I.C.M. (January 18, 1988 – May 21, 1994)
  • Archbishop Theodorus Lumanauw (August 7, 1973 – May 18, 1981)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Makassar (Roman Rite)
  • Archbishop Nicolas Martinus Schneiders, C.I.C.M. (January 3, 1961 – August 7, 1973)
• Vicars Apostolic of Makassar (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Nicolas Martinus Schneiders, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (June 10, 1948 – January 3, 1961)
• Prefects Apostolic of Makassar (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Gerardo Martino Uberto Martens, C.I.C.M. (June 11, 1937 – 1948)

Suffragan dioceses

• Amboina
• Manado

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy