Archdiocese of Palembang

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Archdiocese of Palembang
Basic data
Country Indonesia
Diocesan bishop Aloysius Sudarso SCI
founding 1923
surface 2,988 km²
Parishes 26 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
Residents 10,828,441 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
Catholics 76,201 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
proportion of 0.7%
Diocesan priest 22 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
Religious priest 47 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
Catholics per priest 1.104
Friars 65 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
Religious sisters 236 ( 12/31/2003 / AP2004 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Indonesian
cathedral Cathedral of Santa Maria
Website http://keuskupan-palembang.or.id/
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang
Diocese of Tanjungkarang

The Archdiocese of Palembang ( Latin Archidioecesis Palembangensis ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Palembang , Indonesia . It includes the provinces of Jambi , Bengkulu , Lampung , Riau , Bangka-Belitung and Sumatra Selatan .

history

Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Benkoelen on December 27, 1923 from cession of the Apostolic Prefecture Sumatra . With the Apostolic Constitution Apostolica it was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate on June 13, 1939 and took the name, Apostolic Vicariate Palembang .

On June 19, 1952, it lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Prefectures of Padang and Tandjung-Karang . On January 3, 1961, she was raised to the diocese, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Medan as a suffragan. On July 1, 2003, it was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Benkoelen

Vicar Apostolic of Palembang

  • Henri Martin Mekkelholt SCI (June 13, 1939 - January 3, 1961)

Bishops of Palembang

Archbishop of Palembang

  • Aloysius Sudarso SCI (since July 1, 2003)

statistics

year population priest Permanent deacons Religious Parishes
Catholics Residents % Total number
Diocesan priest
Religious priest 		Catholics per
priest 		Friars Religious sisters
1950 5,410 2,500,000 0.2 19th 19th 284 36 76 8th
1970 24,999 4,500,000 0.6 32 32 781 47 121
1980 37,045 5,620,000 0.7 32 1 31 1,157 51 116
1990 59,670 7,406,000 0.8 40 4th 36 1,491 64 192 24
1999 72,968 10,500,000 0.7 62 16 46 1,176 65 221 26th
2000 74,233 10,750,000 0.7 59 19th 40 1,258 60 227 26th
2001 76,480 11,852,600 0.6 66 22nd 44 1,158 63 222 26th
2002 77,298 11,622,559 0.7 67 22nd 45 1,153 73 227 26th
2003 76.201 10,828,441 0.7 69 22nd 47 1.104 65 236 26th

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