The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura () is a diocese located in the city of Jayapura in the ecclesiastical province of Merauke in Indonesia.
History May 12, 1949: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea June 14, 1954: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia June 28, 1963: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru June 12, 1964: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura November 15, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Sukarnapura April 25, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Djajapura August 22, 1973: Renamed as Diocese of Jayapura
Leadership Bishops of Jayapura (Roman rite) Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You (October 29, 2022 – present) Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (August 29, 1997 – October 29, 2022) Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. (August 22, 1973 – August 29, 1997) Bishops of Djajapura (Roman Rite) Bishop Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. (May 6, 1972 – August 22, 1973) Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (April 25, 1969 – May 6, 1972) Bishops of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite) Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (November 15, 1966 – April 25, 1969) Vicars Apostolic of Sukarnapura (Roman Rite) Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (June 12, 1964 – November 15, 1966) Vicars Apostolic of Kota Baru (Roman Rite) Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (June 28, 1963 – June 12, 1964) Vicars Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite) Bishop Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. (April 29, 1956 – June 28, 1963) Prefects Apostolic of Hollandia (Roman Rite) Fr. Oscar Cremers, O.F.M. (June 3, 1949 – 1954)
References GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy