The Roman Catholic Diocese of Padang (Latin: Padangen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Padang in the ecclesiastical province of Medan in Indonesia.
Diocese of Padang Dioecesis Padangensis Keuskupan Padang | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Ecclesiastical province | Medan |
Metropolitan | Medan |
Statistics | |
Area | 132,959 km2 (51,336 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 9,153,000 73,000 (0.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Therese in Padang |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vitus Rubianto Solichin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. |
History
edit- 19 June 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Padang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang
- 3 January 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Padang
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Padang (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. (3 July 2021 – present)
- Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. (17 March 1983 – 19 November 2019)
- Bishop Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. (16 October 1961 – 17 March 1983)
- Prefects Apostolic of Padang (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Pascal de Martino, S.X. (27 June 1952 – 1961)
References
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