Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palembang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palembang (Latin: Palembangen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Palembang in South Sumatra in Indonesia.

Archdiocese of Palembang Archidioecesis Palembangensis Keuskupan Agung Palembang
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Palembang
Statistics
Area	157,000 km^2 (61,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2003) 10,828,441 76,201 (0.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Mary in Palembang
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.
Vicar General	Felix Astono Atmaja
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

History

• December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Benkoelen from the Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra
• June 13, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang
• January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Palembang
• July 1, 2003: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang

Leadership

• Archbishops of Palembang (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. (2003.07.01 – ...)
• Bishops of Palembang (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. (later Archbishop) (May 20, 1997 – July 1, 2003)
  • Bishop Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. (April 5, 1963 – May 20, 1997)
  • Bishop Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. (April 5, 1963 – December 26, 1969)
• Vicars Apostolic of Palembang (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. (June 13, 1939 – January 3, 1961)
• Prefects Apostolic of Benkoelen (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. (later Bishop) (January 19, 1934 – June 13, 1939)
  • Fr. Harrie van Oort, S.C.I. (January 19, 1927 – 1934)
  • Fr. Enrico Smeets, S.C.I. (May 28, 1924 – 1926)

Suffragan dioceses

• Pangkal-Pinang
• Tanjungkarang

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy