Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Bandung
Latin:	Dioecesis Bandungensis
Local:	Keuskupan Bandung
Province:	Jakarta
Metropolitan:	Jakarta
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	St. Peter's Cathedral, Bandung
Parishes:	23
Area Km2:	24,449
Population:	27,018,000
Population As Of:	2012
Catholics:	87,247
Catholics Percent:	0.3
Bishop:	Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C.
Metro Archbishop:	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
Website:	Website of the Diocese
Denomination:	Catholic

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.

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

History

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

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Bandung

Fr. Giacomo Umberto Goumans, Crosier Canons O.S.Cr. (27 May 1932 – 16 October 1941 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Bandung

Giacomo Umberto Goumans, O.S.Cr. (see above October 16, 1941 – 1951), Titular Bishop of Lauzadus (16 October 1941 – 6 June 1953)
Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (10 January 1952 – 3 January 1961 see below), Titular Bishop of Stectorium (10 January 1952 – 3 January 1961)

Suffragan Bishops of Bandung

Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (see above 3 January 1961 – 25 April 1984)
Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja (2 July 1984 – 19 January 2006)
Johannes Pujasumarta (Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta) (17 May 2008 – 12 November 2010), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia) (12 November 2010 – 10 November 2015)
Apostolic administrator Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (12 November 2010 – 3 June 2014), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia) (28 June 2010 – ...)
Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.Cr. (3 June 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)
Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (commonly referred to "Buah Batu" Parochial Church, located at Buah Batu Street.
Church of the Holy Cross (commonly referred to as "Kamuning" Parochial Church, being located at Kamuning 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.
St. Martin's
St. Paul's
St. Melany's
St. Odilia's

Outside of Bandung City:

St. Michael's (commonly referred to as "Indramayu" Parochial Church, being located at Karawang town)
Holy Cross Church (commonly referred to as "Purwakarta" Parochial Church, being located at Purwakarta town)
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (commonly referred to as "Tasikmalaya" Parochial Church, being located at Tasikmalaya town)
Church of Our Lady of Fatima (commonly referred to as "Lembang" Parochial Church, being located at Lembang town)
Church of St. Francis Xavier (Dayeuhkolot Quasi-parish Church)

Sources and external links

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