The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung ( la, Bandungen(sis)) is a diocese 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 of the Metropolitan of

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

Jawa Barat West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

, 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

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) * 16 October 1941: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bandung * 3 January 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Bandung

Ordinaries

''(all

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)'' ;'' 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'' *

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, O.S.Cr. (''see above'' 3 January 1961 – 25 April 1984) *

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(2 July 1984 – 19 January 2006) *

Johannes Pujasumarta Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta (27 December 1949 in Surakarta - 10 November 2015 in Semarang) was a Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1977, Pujasumarta was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung, Ind ...

(Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta) (17 May 2008 – 12 November 2010), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Indonesia) (12 November 2010 – 10 November 2015) *'' Apostolic administrator Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (12 November 2010 – 3 June 2014), while Metropolitan Archbishop of

(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) * 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)

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links

Bandung Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia Christian organizations established in 1932 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1932 establishments in the Dutch East Indies {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub