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Diocese of Padang
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The Diocese of Padang is a Latin Rite diocese covering West Sumatra and Riau, Indonesia, founded as an apostolic prefecture in 1952 and raised to a diocese in 1961. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Medan and led by Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X.
- Bishop
- Vitus Rubianto Solichin
- Latin name
- Padangen(sis)
- Erected
- 3 January 1961 (origins 1952)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Therese (Katedral Santa Theresia, Padang)
- Patron
- Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Medan (Archdiocese of Medan)
- Catholics
- 73,000
- Chancery
- Jl. Khairil Anwar 12, Padang 25118 [Sumbar], Indonesia
- Telephone
- Tel. 812.830.598.89; fax [0751]20.743
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Sibolga 346 km
- Diocese of Melaka–Johor MY 448 km
- Diocese of Singapore SG 462 km
- Diocese of Kuala Lumpur MY 480 km
- Diocese of Medan 538 km
- Diocese of Palembang 538 km
Parishes near the see
- Santa Maria Bunda Yesus · Padang <1 km
- Santo Fransiskus Asisi · Padang <1 km
- (Seminari Menengah Maria Nirmala) · Padang <1 km
- Stella Maris · Betaet 1 km
- Santo Petrus Apostolus · Kampung Manggis 53 km
- Santa Barbara · Sawahlunto 59 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002507 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08