The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malang ( la, Malangen(sis)) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of Malang in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of Semarang in Indonesia. Katedral Ijen Malang

History

* April 27, 1927: Established as

Apostolic Prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Malang, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia * March 15, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Malang * January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Malang

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Malang (Roman rite) ** Bishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm. (June 28, 2016 – present) ** Bishop Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro, O. Carm. (May 15, 1989 – June 28, 2016) ** Bishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. (March 1, 1973 – May 5, 1988) ** Bishop Antoine Everardo Giovanni Albers, O. Carm. (January 3, 1961 – March 1, 1973) * Vicars Apostolic of Malang (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Antoine Everardo Giovanni Albers, O. Carm. (March 15, 1939 – January 3, 1961) * Prefects Apostolic of Malang (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Antoine Everardo Giovanni Albers, O. Carm. (later Bishop) (January 28, 1935 – March 15, 1939) ** Fr. Clemente van der Pas, O. Carm. (July 19, 1927 – 1935)

References

GCatholic.org

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