Diocese of

Padang

Indonesia Indonesia

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Padang / Padangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Medan

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.07.03 โ€“ ...):Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. (56)Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. (56)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Padang (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. (56)Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. (56)
(2021.07.03 โ€“ ...)

Bishop of Padang (Indonesia)

Misericordia motus

Born:1968.11.15 (Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:1997.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:2021.10.07

Bishop of Padang (Indonesia) (2021.07.03 โ€“ ...)

Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap.
(1983.03.17 โ€“ 2019.11.19)

Fides per caritatem operatur

Born:1946.03.28 (Palipi, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:1974.01.05
Consecrated Bishop:1983.06.11
Died:2019.11.19 (Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia โ€  73)

Bishop of Padang (Indonesia) (1983.03.17 โ€“ 2019.11.19)

President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia (2006 โ€“ 2012.11)

Bishop Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X.
(1961.10.16 โ€“ 1983.03.17)

Servus

Born:1910.11.28 (Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1936.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:1961.10.31
Died:1991.01.14 (Parma, Italy โ€  80)

Bishop of Padang (Indonesia) (1961.10.16 โ€“ 1983.03.17)

Prefects Apostolic of Padang (Roman Rite)

Fr. Pascal de Martino, S.X.
(1952.06.27 โ€“ 1961.01.03)

Died:1961.01.03

Prefect Apostolic of Padang (Indonesia) (1952.06.27 โ€“ 1961.01.03)

Special Churches

Churches by City (28)

Sibolga (โ†–), Medan (โ†‘), Kuala Lumpur (โ†‘), Melakaโ€“Johor (โ†—), Singapore (โ†—), Palembang (โ†˜)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 132,676 kmยฒ

Population: 130,641 Catholics (1.3% of 10,415,320 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 61 priests (29 diocesan, 32 religious), 109 religious (32 brothers, 77 sisters), 30 seminarians

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