Diocese of Surabaya

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Diocese of Surabaya
Basic data
Country Indonesia
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Semarang
Diocesan bishop Vincentius Sutikno Wisaksono
founding 1928
surface 24,461 km²
Parishes 42 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Residents 3,794,000 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Catholics 169,717 (2014 / AP 2015 )
proportion of 4.5%
Diocesan priest 89 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Religious priest 73 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Catholics per priest 1,048
Friars 107 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Religious sisters 326 (2014 / AP 2015 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Indonesian
cathedral Katedral Hati Kudus Yesus
Website http://keuskupansurabaya.info/
Katedral Hati Kudus Yesus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Surabaya ( lat. : Dioecesis Surabayana ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Surabaya .

history

Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Surabaia with the Breve Surabaia on February 15, 1928 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Batavia . She was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate on October 16, 1941 .

It was raised on January 3, 1961 to the diocese, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Semarang as a suffragan . On August 22, 1973, it took on its current name.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Surabaia

Vicar Apostolic of Surabaia

  • Michele Verhoeks CM (October 16, 1941 - May 8, 1952, died)
  • Jan Antonius Klooster CM (February 19, 1953 - January 3, 1961)

Bishop of Surabaia

  • Jan Antonius Klooster CM (January 3, 1961 - August 22, 1973)

Bishops of Surabaya

statistics

year population priest Permanent deacons Religious Parishes
Catholics Residents % Total number Diocesan priest Religious priest Catholics per priest Friars Religious sisters
1950 21,889 9,000,000 0.2 41 3 38 533 35 136 29
1970 56,966 13,000,000 0.4 55 55 1,035 88 201 66
1980 90,580 17,000,000 0.5 56 6th 50 1,617 4th 77 213
1990 143,883 21,722,663 0.7 68 15th 53 2.115 4th 138 280 27
1999 184,808 33,630,000 0.5 101 46 55 1,829 4th 63 251 35
2000 185.288 31,000,000 0.6 106 52 54 1,748 4th 74 291 35
2001 190.263 3,437,000 5.5 108 53 55 1,761 4th 75 291 36
2002 178,689 3,400,000 5.3 116 59 57 1,540 4th 96 328 37
2003 119,758 3,400,000 3.5 121 63 58 989 4th 79 345 37
2004 150.457 3,400,000 4.4 102 49 53 1,475 4th 81 339 37
2010 165.786 3,602,000 4.6 136 67 69 1,219 2 99 338 41

See also

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