Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere

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.

Diocese of Maumere Dioecesis Maumerensis Keuskupan Maumere
Cathedral of Maumere
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Ende
Metropolitan	Ende
Statistics
Area	1,732 km2 (669 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 300,328 274,273 (91.3%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 December 2005
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Maumere
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Ewaldus Martinus Sedu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Boedhie Kleden, SVD

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.

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia