A cathedral parish by the river, in the land of the Asmat.

The Cathedral Parish of the Holy Cross is the cathedral parish of the Diocese of Agats-Asmat in South Papua. The parish register opens on 19 April 1952. The parish serves about 2,990 Catholics in Agats and the outstation of Syuru, and is the seat of the Bishop of Agats, Bishop Aloysius Murwito, OFM.

Founded

1952

Catholics

about 2,990

Outstation

Syuru

Patron

the Holy Cross, feast 14 September

Diocese

Agats-Asmat, 14 parishes

• History

  The Gospel came to Asmat by river.

• The New Cathedral

  A cathedral in ironwood, built together.

• Emblem

  A red cross, a white cross, three marks.

• Vision and Mission

  The parish shares in the vision and mission of the Diocese of Agats-Asmat.

The Diocese of Agats runs the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress and, with the Asmat Regency, has held the Asmat Pokman Festival since 1981.