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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung

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Country
  
Indonesia

Metropolitan
  
Jakarta

Ecclesiastical province
  
Jakarta

Parishes
  
23

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung

Area
  
24,449 km (9,440 sq mi)

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 27,018,000 87,247 (0.3%)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung (Latin: Bandungen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bandung in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jakarta on Java, in Indonesia.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Santo Petrus (St. Peter's cathedral), in Bandung, Jawa Barat, on Jawa (Java).

History

  • April 20, 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bandung, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (on Java, then Dutch East Indies)
  • October 16, 1941: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bandung
  • January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Bandung

    • Ordinaries

    (all Roman rite)

    Apostolic Prefect of Bandung
  • Fr. Giacomo Umberto Goumans, Crosier Canons O.S.Cr. (May 27, 1932 – October 16, 1941 see below)
    • Apostolic Vicars of Bandung
  • Giacomo Umberto Goumans, O.S.Cr. (see above October 16, 1941 – 1951), Titular Bishop of Lauzadus (1941.10.16 – 1953.10.06)
  • Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (January 10, 1952 – January 3, 1961 see below), Titular Bishop of Stectorium (1952.01.10 – 1961.01.03)
    • Suffragan Bishops of Bandung
  • Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (see above January 3, 1961 – April 25, 1984)
  • Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja (July 2, 1984 – January 19, 2006)
  • Johannes Pujasumarta (Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta) (May 17, 2008 – November 12, 2010), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia) (2010.11.12 – 2015.11.10)
  • Apostolic administrator Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (November 12, 2010 – June 3, 2014), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia) (2010.06.28 – ...)
  • Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.Cr. (June 3, 2014 – )

    • Parishes

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung has 14 parochial churches. Nine of them are located inside the city. The other five are located outside Bandung.

    In Bandung city
  • St. Peter's Cathedral
  • Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Seven Sorrows (commonly referred to as "Pandu" Parochial Church, being located at Pandu street)
  • St. Michael's(commonly referred to as "Waringin" Parochial Church, being located at Waringin street)
  • St. Lawrence's(commonly referred to as "Sukajadi" Parochial Church, being located at Sukajadi street)
  • St. Gabriel's (also called "Gandarusa", Indonesian word for willow tree, taken from Isiah 44:4, used to be a chapel in St. Michael's parish.
  • Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (commonly referred to "Buah Batu" Parochial Church, located at Buah Batu Street.
  • St. Martin's
  • St. Paul's
  • St. Melany's
    • Outside of Bandung City
  • St. Michael's (commonly referred to as "Indramayu" Parrochial Church, being located at Karawang town)
  • Holy Cross Church (commonly referred to as "Purwakarta" Parrochial Church, being located at Purwakarta town)
  • Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (commonly referred to as "Tasikmalaya" Parrochial Church, being located at Tasikmalaya town)
  • Church of Our Lady of Fatima (commonly referred to as "Lembang" Parrochial Church, being located at Lembang town)
  • Church of St. Francis Xavier (Dayeuhkolot Quasi-parish Church)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung Wikipedia
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