Roman Catholic Diocese of Padang
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Diocese of Padang Dioecesis Padangensis Keuskupan Padang | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Medan |
| Metropolitan | Medan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 132,959 km2 (51,336 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 9,153,000 73,000 (0.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Therese in Padang |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vitus Rubianto Solichin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Padang (Latin: Padangen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Padang in the ecclesiastical province of Medan in Indonesia.
History[edit]
- 19 June 1952: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Padang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang
- 3 January 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Padang
Leadership[edit]
- Bishops of Padang (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. (3 July 2021 – present)
- Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. (17 March 1983 – 19 November 2019)
- Bishop Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. (16 October 1961 – 17 March 1983)
- Prefects Apostolic of Padang (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Pascal de Martino, S.X. (27 June 1952 – 1961)
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