Roman Catholic Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang

Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang
Dioecesis Pangkalpinangensis
Keuskupan Pangkal Pinang
槟港天主教教区
Location
Country Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province Palembang
Metropolitan Palembang
Statistics
Area 30,442 km2 (11,754 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,848,989
35,505 (1.9%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Pangkal Pinang
Current leadership
Bishop Adrianus Sunarko O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso S.C.J.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang (Latin: Pangkalpinangen(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of te metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang on South Sumatra in Indonesia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Santo Yosep, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Pangkal-Pinang, on Sumatera.

History

Statistics

As per 2010, it pastorally served 49,600 Catholics (2.1% of 2,358,000 total) on 30,442 km² in 14 parishes with 62 priests (50 diocesan, 12 religious), 88 lay religious (18 brothers, 70 sisters) and 30 seminarians.

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite, so far members of missionary congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Bangka e Biliton
  • Mgr Teodosio Herckenrath, Picpus Fathers, SS.CC. born Netherlands, the colonial homeland) (18 January 1924 – death 1928)
  • Mgr Vito Bouma, SS.CC. (born Netherlands) (29 May 1928 – 1945)
  • Mgr Van Soest, SS.CC. (born Netherlands) (1946-1951) as Apostolic Administrator vicar Apostolic Prefects of Bangka, Belitung and Riau
Apostolic Vicar of Pangkal-Pinang
  • Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. (born Netherlands) (8 February 1951 – 3 January 1961 see below), Titular Bishop of Bladia (1951.02.08 – 1961.01.03)
Suffragan Bishops of Pangkal-Pinang
  • Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. (see above 3 January 1961 – retired 11 November 1978), died 1982
  • Mgr Rolf Reichenbach, SS.CC. (born in Cologne, in 1931, death in 2004) 1979-1987 as Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Pangkalpinang
  • Mgr Hilarius Moa Nurak, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (born Indonesia) (30 March 1987 – death 29 April 2016)
  • Mgr Yohanes Harun Yuwono Pr. (29 April 2016-28 june 2017) as Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Pangkalpinang
  • Mgr Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. (born Papua) (28 June 2017 - ...), no previous prelature.[1]

See also

References

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