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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibolga

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Metropolitan
  
Medan

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Indonesia

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
26,413 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 2,407,080 205,390 (8.5%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Therese in Sibolga

Bishop
  
Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibolga (Latin: Sibolgaen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sibolga in the Ecclesiastical province of Medan in Indonesia.

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History

  • November 17, 1959: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sibolga from the Apostolic Vicariate of Medan
  • October 24, 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Sibolga

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Sibolga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. (March 14, 2007 – present)
  • Bishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (October 24, 1980 – January 3, 2004)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Sibolga (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (1978 – October 24, 1980)
  • Bishop Peter G. Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. (November 17, 1959 – 1971)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibolga Wikipedia
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