St. Peter's Cathedral, Bandung
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Bandung Cathedral (Indonesian Gereja Katedral Bandung) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Bandung. Its official name is ''Katedral Santo Petrus'' ("St. Peter's Cathedral"). It is located at Jalan Merdeka,
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 ...
, Indonesia. The building was designed by Wolff Schoemaker in Neogothic style. Bandung Cathedral has a land area of 2,385 m2 and building area of 785 m2. The first building of the church was named St. Regis Francis on June 16, 1895. After Bandung received the status of ''gemeente'' (municipality) in 1906, it was decided to build a new church building. Construction of the new building was started in 1921. The construction was finished in 1922 and the new cathedral was blessed on February 19, 1922, by Mgr. E. Luypen.


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List of church buildings in Indonesia These are lists of church buildings in Indonesia, based on: * Completion year of the building * Region Around 10% of Indonesia's total population are Christians, and there are approximately 61,000 churches across Indonesia. This list strictly on ...


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Bandung Cathedral official website
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