The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang ( la, Pangkalpinangen(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang on Bangka Belitung Islands in Indonesia, yet depends on the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Santo Yosep, dedicated to

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, in the city of Pangkal-Pinang, on Bangka Island.

History

* 27 December 1923: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bangka e Biliton, on territory split off from the

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* 8 February 1951: Promoted and renamed after its see as the Apostolic Vicariate of Pangkal-Pinang * 3 January 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang

Statistics

As per 2018, it pastorally served 55,421 Catholics (1.6% of 3,495,000 total) on 27,021 km² in 17 parishes, 2 missions, with 77 priests (56 diocesan, 21 religious), 111 lay religious (27 brothers, 84 sisters), and 26 seminarians.

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(all

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, so far members of missionary congregations) ;''Apostolic Prefects of Bangka e Biliton'' * Mgr Teodosio Herckenrath, Picpus Fathers,

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born Netherlands, the colonial homeland) (18 January 1924 – death 1928) * Mgr

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(born Netherlands) (29 May 1928 – 1945) * Mgr Van Soest,

(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,

(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,

(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.

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1923 establishments in the Dutch East Indies Bangka Belitung Islands Christian organizations established in 1923 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic dioceses in Indonesia South Sumatra {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub

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