Diocese of

Jayapura

Indonesia

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Jayapura / Iayapuraën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Merauke

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1949.05.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia / Hollandiæ (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea)
1954.06.14: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia / Hollandiæ (Latin)
1959.12.19: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Manokwari
1963.06.28: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru / Kotabaruen(sis) (Latin)
1964.06.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura / Sukarnapuræn(sis) (Latin)
1966.11.15: Promoted as Diocese of Sukarnapura / Sukarnapuræn(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Merauke)
1969.04.25: Renamed as Diocese of Djajapura / Diaiapuræn(sis) (Latin)
1973.08.22: Renamed as Diocese of Jayapura / Iayapuraën(sis) (Latin)
2003.12.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Timika

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.10.29 – ...):

Bishop Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Jayapura (Roman Rite)

Bishop Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You (64)
(2022.10.29 – ...)

Bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia)

Ego vobiscum sum

Born:	1961.01.01 (Uwebutu, Papua, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1991.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.02.02

Priest of Jayapura (Indonesia) (1991.06.16 – 2022.10.29)

Bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia) (2022.10.29 – ...)

Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (81)
(1997.08.29 – 2022.10.29)

Bishop emeritus of Jayapura (Indonesia)

In caritate et humilitate Dei

Born:	1943.11.04 (Bauraja, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.04.10

Titular Bishop of Bencenna (1993.12.06 – 1997.08.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia) (1993.12.06 – 1997.08.29)

Bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia) (1997.08.29 – 2022.10.29)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia (2015 – 2018.11.13)

Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M.
(1973.08.22 – 1997.08.29)

Born:	1921.11.30 (Woerden, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1953.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.09.10
Died:	2018.02.07 (Wijchen, Netherlands † 96)

Bishop of Djajapura (Indonesia) (1972.05.06 – 1973.08.22)

Bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia) (1973.08.22 – 1997.08.29)

Bishops of Djajapura (Roman Rite)

Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M.
(1972.05.06 – 1973.08.22)

(see above)

Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
(1969.04.25 – 1972.05.06)

Born:	1915.04.08 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1940.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.09.12
Died:	1990.10.18 († 75)

Vicar Apostolic of Hollandia (Indonesia) (1956.04.29 – 1963.06.28)

Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis (1956.04.29 – 1966.11.15)

Vicar Apostolic of Kota Baru (Indonesia) (1963.06.28 – 1964.06.12)

Vicar Apostolic of Sukarnapura (Indonesia) (1964.06.12 – 1966.11.15)

Bishop of Sukarnapura (Indonesia) (1966.11.15 – 1969.04.25)

Bishop of Djajapura (Indonesia) (1969.04.25 – 1972.05.06)

Bishops of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
(1966.11.15 – 1969.04.25)

(see above)

Vicars Apostolic of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
(1964.06.12 – 1966.11.15)

(see above)

Vicars Apostolic of Kota Baru (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
(1963.06.28 – 1964.06.12)

(see above)

Vicars Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M.
(1956.04.29 – 1963.06.28)

(see above)

Prefects Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite)

Fr. Oscar Cremers, O.F.M.
(1949.06.03 – 1954)

Born:	1898.12.10 (Oss, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1928.03.18
Died:	1988.02.21 (Gendringen, Netherlands † 89)

Prefect Apostolic of Hollandia (Indonesia) (1949.06.03 – 1954)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (81) (1993.12.06 – 1997.08.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedral Kristus Raja, Jayapura, Papua, Papua

Churches by City (29)

Agats (↙), Timika (↙), Caroline Islands (↑), Vanimo (→), Merauke (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 115,349 km²

Population: 90,375 Catholics (4.7% of 1,919,165 total)

Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 75 priests (30 diocesan, 45 religious), 185 religious (131 brothers, 54 sisters), 46 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.05.17

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