Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere

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Diocese of Maumere

Dioecesis Maumerensis

Keuskupan Maumere
Cattedrale di Maumere.jpg
Cathedral of Maumere
Location
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province Ende
Metropolitan Ende
Statistics
Area1,732 km2 (669 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
300,328
274,273 (91.3%)
Parishes35
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Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established14 December 2005
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Maumere
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ewaldus Martinus Sedu
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Boedhie Kleden, SVD

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere (Dioecesis Maumerensis) in Indonesia was created on December 14, 2005, by splitting it from the Archdiocese of Ende, which is still the metropolitan of the diocese. Its first bishop is Vincentius Sensi. The St Joseph church in Maumere is the cathedral of the diocese.

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The diocese covers an area of 1,732 km2, coinciding with the civil district Sikka on the eastern part of the island Flores. As of 2005, 259,598 of the 270,000 people in the area are members of the Catholic Church. The diocese is subdivided into 35 parishes.

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