Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende
Archdiocese of Ende Archidioecesis Endehena Keuskupan Agung Ende | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Ende, East Nusa Tenggara |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende (
archdiocese in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
.
Its
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History
The archdiocese was established on 16 September 1913 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (now Archdiocese of Jakarta, then covering the Dutch East Indies
).
On 12 March 1922 the prefecture was promoted to
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
(all Roman Rite; missionary members of a Latin congregation till 1996)
Apostolic Prefect of Lesser Sunda Islands (Isole della Piccola Sonda)
- Fr. Pietro Noyen, Divine Word Missionaries(S.V.D.) (1913 – death 1921)
Apostolic Vicars of Lesser Sunda Islands
- Arnoldo Verstraelen, S.V.D. (14 March 1922 – death 15 March 1932), Titular Bishop of Myriophytos(13 March 1922 – 15 March 1932)
- Enrico Leven, S.V.D. (25 April 1933 – 1950), Titular Bishop of Arca in Armenia (25 April 1933 – death 31 January 1953)
Apostolic Vicar of Endeh
- Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. (8 March 1951 – 3 January 1961), Titular Bishop of (23 February 1973 – 7 June 1982)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Endeh
- Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana(19 December 1968 – 15 May 1976)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Ende
- Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. (19 December 1968 – 23 February 1996)
- Longinus Da Cunha (23 February 1996 – 6 April 2006)
- Vincentius Sensi Potokota (14 April 2007 – 19 November 2023) (Died), previously Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia) (14 December 2005 – 14 April 2007)
Province
Its
suffragan
bishoprics:
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Denpasar
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng
Source and External links
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