The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung (Latin: Bandungen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bandung in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jakarta on Java, in Indonesia.
Diocese of Bandung Dioecesis Bandungensis Keuskupan Bandung | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jakarta |
| Metropolitan | Jakarta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,449 km2 (9,440 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 27,018,000 87,247 (0.3%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral, Bandung |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Santo Petrus (St. Peter's cathedral), in Bandung, Jawa Barat, on Jawa (Java).
History
edit- 20 April 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bandung, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (on Java, then Dutch East Indies)
- 16 October 1941: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bandung
- 3 January 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Bandung
Ordinaries
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- Apostolic Prefect of Bandung
- Fr. Giacomo Umberto Goumans, Crosier Canons O.S.Cr. (27 May 1932 – 16 October 1941 see below)
- Apostolic Vicars of Bandung
- Giacomo Umberto Goumans, O.S.Cr. (see above October 16, 1941 – 1951), Titular Bishop of Lauzadus (16 October 1941 – 6 June 1953)
- Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (10 January 1952 – 3 January 1961 see below), Titular Bishop of Stectorium (10 January 1952 – 3 January 1961)
- Suffragan Bishops of Bandung
- Pierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. (see above 3 January 1961 – 25 April 1984)
- Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja (2 July 1984 – 19 January 2006)
- Johannes Pujasumarta (Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta) (17 May 2008 – 12 November 2010), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia) (12 November 2010 – 10 November 2015)
- Apostolic administrator Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (12 November 2010 – 3 June 2014), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia) (28 June 2010 – ...)
- Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.Cr. (3 June 2014 – )
Parishes
editThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung has 14 parochial churches. Nine of them are located inside the city. The other five are located outside Bandung.
- In Bandung city
- St. Peter's Cathedral
- Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Seven Sorrows (commonly referred to as "Pandu" Parochial Church, being located at Pandu street)
- Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (commonly referred to "Buah Batu" Parochial Church, located at Buah Batu Street.
- Church of the Holy Cross (commonly referred to as "Kamuning" Parochial Church, being located at Kamuning Street)
- St. Michael's(commonly referred to as "Waringin" Parochial Church, being located at Waringin street)
- St. Lawrence's(commonly referred to as "Sukajadi" Parochial Church, being located at Sukajadi street)
- St. Gabriel's (also called "Gandarusa", Indonesian word for willow tree, taken from Isiah 44:4, used to be a chapel in St. Michael's parish.
- St. Martin's
- St. Paul's
- St. Melany's
- St. Odilia's
- Outside of Bandung City
- St. Michael's (commonly referred to as "Indramayu" Parochial Church, being located at Karawang town)
- Holy Cross Church (commonly referred to as "Purwakarta" Parochial Church, being located at Purwakarta town)
- Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (commonly referred to as "Tasikmalaya" Parochial Church, being located at Tasikmalaya town)
- Church of Our Lady of Fatima (commonly referred to as "Lembang" Parochial Church, being located at Lembang town)
- Church of St. Francis Xavier (Dayeuhkolot Quasi-parish Church)