Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang
| Archdiocese of Semarang Archidioecesis Semarangensis Keuskupan Agung Semarang | |
|---|---|
 The cathedral at Randusari | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Semarang |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,196 km2 (8,184 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 20,391,000 410,062 (2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robertus Rubiyatmoko |
| Vicar General | FX Sukendar Wignyosumarta |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang (Latin: Semarangen(sis)) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese on Java in Indonesia, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Katedral Santa Perawan Maria Ratu Rosario Suci, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Semarang, Jawa Tengah.
Statistics and extent
As per 2012, it pastorally administered 499,200 Catholics (2.4% of 20,812,000 total) on 21,196 km² in 98 parishes and 10 missions with 383 priests (174 diocesan, 209 religious), 1,914 lay religious (737 brothers, 1,177 sisters) and 60 seminarians.
It comprises parishes on the central and eastern part of Central Java - stretching from Kendal, Temanggung, Magelang to the east- as well as the Special Region of Yogyakarta province.
History
- Established on June 25, 1940 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Semarang, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
- January 3, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Semarang
- It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II October 1989.
Ecclesiastical province
Its suffragan sees are :
Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicar of Semarang
- Albertus Soegijapranata, S.J. (1940-1961)
Archbishops of Semarang
- Albertus Soegijapranata, S.J. (1961-1963)
- Cardinal Justinus Darmojuwono (1963-1981)
- Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. (1983-1997), appointed Archbishop of Jakarta
- Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (1997-2009), appointed Archbishop of Jakarta
- Johannes Pujasumarta (2010-2015)
- Robertus Rubiyatmoko (2017-present)