Diocese of Agats

Dioecesis Agatsensis

Keuskupan Agats
Location
Country Indonesia
Ecclesiastical provinceMerauke
MetropolitanMerauke
Statistics
Area37,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
98,732
55,319 (56%)
Parishes12
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 May 1969
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Cross in Agats Papua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAloysius Murwito
Metropolitan ArchbishopPetrus Canisius Mandagi
Website
http://keuskupanagats.or.id

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats (Latin: Agatsen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Agats in the Ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.

History

  • May 29, 1969: Established as the Diocese of Agats from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke

Leadership

References

5°32′S 138°08′E / 5.533°S 138.133°E / -5.533; 138.133


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