St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Ambon

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral^[1] (Indonesian: Katedral Santo Fransiskus Xaverius ), also called Ambon Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina (Dioecesis Amboinaënsis or Keuskupan Amboina) in Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia.

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Katedral Santo Fransiskus Xaverius
Location	Ambon
Country	Indonesia
Denomination	Catholic Church

It is the mother church of the diocese, 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, who succeeded Petrus Canisius Mandagi.^[2]

The church's patron is the Spanish priest St. Francis Xavier, who spread Christianity to the Moluccas.^[3]

See also

• Catholic Church in Indonesia

References

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