St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Ambon

Church in Ambon, Indonesia

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

Katedral Santo Fransiskus Xaverius
Location| Ambon
Country| Indonesia
Denomination| Roman Catholic Church

The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral [1] (Indonesian: Katedral Santo Fransiskus Xaverius ) also called Ambon Cathedral Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Ambon capital of the island of Ambon in the province of Maluku in the east of the Asian country of Indonesia.

## History[edit]

The church honors the Spanish priest Francisco Javier thanks to whose work of evangelization the Christianity spread to the Moluccas.[2]

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother church of the Diocese of Amboina (Dioecesis Amboinaënsis or Keuskupan Amboina) which began as an apostolic prefecture in 1902 and was elevated to its current status in 1961 by the bull "Quod Christus" of pope John XXIII.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Seno Ngutra succeeding to Petrus Canisius Mandagi.[3]

## See also[edit]

* Roman Catholicism in Indonesia
* St. Francis Xavier

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Katedral Santo Fransiskus Xaverius, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia – Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Ambon". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
2. ^ AsiaNews.it. "INDONESIA Moluccas: in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, to revive Christian-Muslim dialogue". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
3. ^ Cheney, David M. "Amboina (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.

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