Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palembang
The Archdiocese of Palembang (Latin Archidioecesis palembangensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Palembang in Indonesia. It includes the provinces of Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung, Riau, Bangka Belitung, and South Sumatra.
History
Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Prefecture Benkoelen on December 27, 1923 annexations of the Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra. With the Apostolic Constitution Apostolic was raised on June 13, 1939 and took the name Vicariate Apostolic, Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang, on.
On 19 June 1952, lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Prefectures Padang and Tandjung - Karang. On January 3, 1961, she was elevated to the bishopric, which was the Archdiocese of Medan is a suffragan. On 1 July 2003 it was raised to the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Benkoelen
- Enrico Smeets SCI (May 28, 1924-1926 )
- Harrie van Oort SCI (January 19, 1927-1934 )
- Henri Martin Mekkelholt SCI (19 January 1934-13. June 1939 )
Vicar Apostolic of Palembang
- Henri Martin Mekkelholt SCI (13 June 1939-3. January 1961 )
Bishops of Palembang
- Henri Martin Mekkelholt SCI (3 January 1961-5. April 1963 )
- Joseph Hubertus Soudant SCI (5 April 1963-20. May 1997)
- Aloysius Sudarso SCI (20 May 1997-1. July 2003)
Archbishop of Palembang
- Aloysius Sudarso SCI (since 1 July 2003)