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Suffragan diocese Pangkalpinang, Indonesia

Diocese of Pangkalpinang

Pangkalpinangen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Pangkalpinang is a Latin Church diocese covering the Bangka Belitung Islands and Riau Islands, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Palembang. It was established as an apostolic prefecture in 1923 and promoted to a diocese on January 3, 1961.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Joseph Cathedral, in Pangkalpinang, Indonesia.

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Established
1961
Catholics
55,421
Priests
77
Territory
27,021 km²

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Adrianus Sunarko
Born
7 December 1966
Birthplace
Merauke
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

St. Joseph Cathedral stands in Pangkalpinang, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

On the Bangka Belitung Islands of Indonesia, the Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang (Latin: Pangkalpinangen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang, while depending on the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal cathedral, Katedral Santo Yosep, dedicated to Saint Joseph, stands in the city of Pangkal-Pinang on Bangka Island.