Archdiocese of Palembang
Palembangen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Palembang, Indonesia
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang is a Latin Rite see covering South Sumatra, Jambi and Bengkulu, Indonesia, established as a diocese in 1961 and elevated to archdiocese in 2003. It is led by Archbishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono, with suffragan dioceses Tanjungkarang and Pangkalpinang.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 12 June 2003
- Latin
- Palembangen(sis)
- Patron
- Blessed Virgin Mary
- Annuario code
- 001002516
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 76,201
- Population
- 10,828,441
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.7%
- Priests
- 100
- Catholics per priest
- 762
- Extent
- 157,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.5
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Yohanes Harun Yuwono
- Born
- 4 July 1964
- Birthplace
- Way Ray
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Mary stands in Palembang, 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.
The province of Palembang
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of PangkalpinangPangkalpinang
- Diocese of TanjungkarangTanjungkarang
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Palembang in South Sumatra, Indonesia, is the seat of this Roman Catholic archdiocese, known in Latin as Palembangen(sis).
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.