Diocese of

Pangkalpinang

Indonesia

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Pangkalpinang / Pangkalpinangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Palembang

Neighbouring Dioceses: Palembang (↙), Singapore (↖), Pontianak (↗), Ketapang (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1923.12.27: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bangka dan Billiton (Bahasa Indonesia) / Bangka e Biliton (Italiano) / de Banka et Biliton (Latin) (from Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra)
1951.02.08: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Pangkal-Pinang / Pangkalpinangen(sis) (Latin)
1961.01.03: Promoted as Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang / Pangkalpinangen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Medan)
2003.07.01: Became suffragan of Palembang
2019: Renamed as Diocese of Pangkalpinang / Pangkalpinangen(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.06.28 – ...):

Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. (59)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

Ordinaries

Bishops of Pangkalpinang (Roman Rite)

Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. (59)
(2017.06.28 – ...)

Bishop of Pangkalpinang (Indonesia)
General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

Lætentur insulæ multæ

Born:	1966.12.07 (Merauke, Papua New Guinea)
Ordained Priest:	1995.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.09.23

Bishop of Pangkalpinang (Indonesia) (2017.06.28 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia (2022.11.17 – 2025.11.13)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia (2025.11.13 – ...)

Bishops of Pangkal-Pinang (Roman Rite)

Bishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono (61) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2016 – 2017.06.28)

Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D.
(1987.03.30 – 2016.04.29)

Ego autem rogavi pro te

Born:	1943.02.21 (Waekabubak, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:	1972.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.08.02
Died:	2016.04.29 (Singapore † 73)

Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia) (1987.03.30 – 2016.04.29)

Msgr. Rolf Reichenbach, SS.CC.
(Apostolic Administrator 1979 – 1987.03.30)

Bishop Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC.
(1961.01.03 – 1978.11.11)

Born:	1913.07.05 (Made, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1938.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.05.20
Died:	1982.10.24 (Eindhoven, Netherlands † 69)

Titular Bishop of Bladia (1951.02.08 – 1961.01.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia) (1951.02.08 – 1961.01.03)

Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 1978.11.11)

Vicars Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang (Roman Rite)

Bishop Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC.
(1951.02.08 – 1961.01.03)

(see above)

Prefects Apostolic of Bangka dan Billiton (Roman Rite)

Msgr. Marcellinus van Soest, SS.CC.
(Apostolic Administrator 1946 – 1951.02.08)

Fr. Vitus Bouma, SS.CC.
(1928.05.29 – 1945.04.19)

Born:	1892.12.06 (Oude-Mirdum, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1923.03.11
Died:	1945.04.19 (Belalau, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia † 52)

Prefect Apostolic of Bangka dan Billiton (Indonesia) (1928.05.29 – 1945.04.19)

Fr. Theodosius Jan Herkenrath, SS.CC.
(1924.01.18 – 1928)

Born:	1886.03.26 (Velp, Netherlands)
Died:	1972.04.13 (HI, USA † 86)

Prefect Apostolic of Central New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) (1922 – 1923)

Prefect Apostolic of Bangka dan Billiton (Indonesia) (1924.01.18 – 1928)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Katedral Santo Yosep, Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung, Sumatra
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Churches by City (30)

Palembang (↙), Singapore (↖), Pontianak (↗), Ketapang (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 27,021 km²

Population: 58,009 Catholics (1.6% of 3,549,899 total)

Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes, 10 missions

Personnel: 77 priests (56 diocesan, 21 religious), 136 religious (28 brothers, 108 sisters), 40 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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