Seno Ngutra Explained

Type:Bishop
Seno Ngutra
Bishop of Amboina
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Amboina
Predecessor:Petrus Canisius Mandagi
Ordination:6 October 2001
Ordained By:Petrus Canisius Mandagi
Consecration:23 April 2022
Consecrated By:Piero Pioppo
Birth Date:7 November 1970
Birth Place:Waur, Southeast Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia
Nationality:Indonesian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Seno Inno Ngutra.webp
Motto:Duc in altum (Luke 5:4)

Seno "Inno" Ngutra (born 7 November 1970) is the Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop of Diocese of Amboina, being appointed in 2021.[1]

Born in the town of Waur in Maluku, after high school Ngutra entered the St. Yudas Tadeus Minor Seminary in Langgur and he studied Philosophy and Theology in the interdiocesan Major Seminary of Pineleng in Manado. He was ordained a priest on 6 October 2001 for the diocese of Amboina.

In December 2021, it was announced that Ngutra had been appointed as the fourth Bishop of Amboina, succeeding Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.[2] Prior to becoming Bishop of Amboina, he was Secretary of the Diocese of Amboina as well as a Lecturer in Law at St. Francis Xavier's Higher Seminary Church, Poka Rumah Tiga, Ambon. He also worked as a parish priest and a canon law lawyer.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomina del Vescovo di Amboina (Indonesia). Italian. Vatican Press. 8 December 2021. 17 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Mgr. Seno Ngutra Pr, Putera Langgur Maluku Tenggara Jadi Uskup Keuskupan Amboina. Mathias. Hariyadi. SESAWI. Indonesian. 8 December 2021. 17 June 2022.
  3. Web site: ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Amboina. 9 December 2021. 17 June 2022.