Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Roman Catholic Diocese Of Pangkal-Pinang

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang (Latin: Pangkalpinangen(sis)) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang on Bangka Belitung Islands in Indonesia, yet depends on the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedral Santo Yosep, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Pangkal-Pinang, on Bangka Island.

History

Statistics

As per 2018, it pastorally served 55,421 Catholics (1.6% of 3,495,000 total) on 27,021 km in 17 parishes, 2 missions, with 77 priests (56 diocesan, 21 religious), 111 lay religious (27 brothers, 84 sisters), and 26 seminarians.

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite, so far members of missionary congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Bangka e Biliton
Apostolic Vicar of Pangkal-Pinang
  • Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. (born Netherlands) (8 February 1951 – 3 January 1961 see below), Titular Bishop of Bladia (1951.02.08 – 1961.01.03)
Suffragan Bishops of Pangkal-Pinang

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Resignations and Appointments".