Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang
| Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pontianak |
| Diocesan bishop | Adrianus Sunarko OFM |
| founding | 1923 |
| surface | 27,021 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,345,856 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 58,090 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 1.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 48 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 922 |
| Friars | 21 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 78 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Indonesian |
| cathedral | Santo Yosep Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.keuskupanpkpinang.org/ |
The Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang ( Latin Dioecesis Pangkalpinangensis ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Pangkalpinang .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Bangka and Biliton on December 27, 1923 from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Prefecture Sumatra . She was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate on February 8, 1951 and took the name, Apostolic Vicariate Pangkal-Pinang.
On January 3, 1961, she was raised to the rank of diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Medan as a suffragan diocese. On July 1, 2003 it became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Palembang .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Bangka and Biliton
- Theodosius Jan J. Herkenrath SS.CC. (January 18, 1924–1928)
- Vito Bouma SS.CC. (May 29, 1928–1945)
Vicar Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang
- Nicolas Pierre van der Westen SS.CC. (February 8, 1951 - January 3, 1961)
Bishops of Pangkal-Pinang
- Nicolas Pierre van der Westen SS.CC. (January 3, 1961 - November 11, 1978)
- Hilarius Moa Nurak SVD (March 30, 1987– April 29, 2016)
- Adrianus Sunarko OFM (since June 28, 2017)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1950 | 2,150 | 466.720 | 0.5 | 18th | 1 | 17th | 119 | 16 | 25th | ||
| 1970 | 11,055 | 785,000 | 1.4 | 18th | 1 | 17th | 614 | 36 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 14,143 | 964,803 | 1.5 | 16 | 2 | 14th | 883 | 22nd | 22nd | 1 | |
| 1990 | 20,265 | 1,148,888 | 1.8 | 18th | 3 | 15th | 1,125 | 30th | 27 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 28.106 | 1,659,762 | 1.7 | 26th | 19th | 7th | 1,081 | 12 | 51 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 28,034 | 1,730,394 | 1.6 | 29 | 21st | 8th | 966 | 13 | 54 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 35.505 | 1,848,989 | 1.9 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 959 | 16 | 66 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 49,100 | 2,335,000 | 2.1 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 804 | 18th | 70 | 14th | |
| 2016 | 58,090 | 3,345,856 | 1.7 | 63 | 48 | 15th | 922 | 21st | 78 | 14th | |
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Pangkal-Pinang on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the diocese of Pangkal-Pinang on gcatholic.org (English) (English)