The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung ( la, Bandungen(sis)) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan of
Jakarta
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on
Java
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, in
Indonesia
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.
Its
cathedral
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Jawa Barat
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, on Jawa (Java).
History
* 20 April 1932: Established as the
Apostolic Prefecture
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Dutch East Indies
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)
* 16 October 1941: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bandung
* 3 January 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Bandung
Ordinaries
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Roman rite
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Crosier Canons
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Titular Bishop
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of
Lauzadus
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(16 October 1941 – 6 June 1953)
* Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (10 January 1952 – 3 January 1961 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of
Stectorium
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(10 January 1952 – 3 January 1961)
;''Suffragan
Bishop
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s of Bandung''
*
Pierre Marin Arntz
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, O.S.Cr. (''see above'' 3 January 1961 – 25 April 1984)
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Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja
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(2 July 1984 – 19 January 2006)
*
Johannes Pujasumarta
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(Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta) (17 May 2008 – 12 November 2010), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Semarang
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(Indonesia) (12 November 2010 – 10 November 2015)
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Apostolic administrator
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Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
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(12 November 2010 – 3 June 2014), while Metropolitan Archbishop of
Jakarta
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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)
* 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.
* Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (commonly referred to "Buah Batu" Parochial Church, located at Buah Batu Street.
* St. Martin's
* St. Paul's
* St. Melany'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)