Roman Catholic Diocese of Bogor

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Metropolitan Jakarta Rite Latin Rite Area 18,368 km² Province West Java Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur		Parishes 21 Pope Francis Phone +62 251 359102 Country Indonesia

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2012) 16,283,000 83,406 (0.5%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bogor Address JL. Jend. A. Yani, 31, Bogor, 16161, Tanah Sareal, Tanah Sereal, Bogor City, West Java 16161, Indonesia Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bogor (Latin: Bogoren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bogor in the Ecclesiastical province of Jakarta in Indonesia.

History

December 9, 1948: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sukabumi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia

January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Bogor

Leadership

Bishops of Bogor (Roman rite)

Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M. (November 21, 2013 − present)

Bishop Cosmas Michael Angkur, O.F.M. (June 10, 1994 – November 21, 2013)

Bishop Ignatius Harsono (January 30, 1975 – July 17, 1993)

Bishop Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. (January 3, 1961 – January 30, 1975)

Prefects Apostolic of Sukabumi (Roman Rite)

Fr. Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (December 17, 1948 – January 3, 1961)

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bogor Wikipedia

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