Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang
Archdiocese of Semarang Archidioecesis Semarangensis Keuskupan Agung Semarang | |
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Cathedral of the Holy Rosary | |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robertus Rubiyatmoko |
| Vicar General | Yohanes Rasul Edy Purwanto |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang (
Its
Statistics and extent
As per 2012, it pastorally administered 499,200 Catholics (2.4% of 20,812,000 total) on 21,196 km² in 98 parishes and 10 missions with 383 priests (174 diocesan, 209 religious), 1,914 lay religious (737 brothers, 1,177 sisters) and 60 seminarians.
It comprises parishes on the central and eastern part of Central Java - stretching from Kendal, Temanggung, Magelang to the east- as well as the Special Region of Yogyakarta province.
History
- Established on June 25, 1940 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
- January 3, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Semarang
- It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II October 1989.
The first Roman Catholic mission in this Archdiocese was established in 1640 when two Dominican priests, Manuel de St Maria, O.P. and Pedro de St Joseph, O.P., acquired land from
In 1936, a major seminary was established in Yogyakarta.
Ecclesiastical province
Its
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Malang
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Purwokerto
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Surabaya
Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicar of Semarang
- Albertus Soegijapranata, S.J. (1940-1961)
Archbishops of Semarang
- Albertus Soegijapranata, S.J. (1961-1963)
- Cardinal Justinus Darmojuwono (1963-1981)
- Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. (1983-1997), appointed Archbishop of Jakarta
- Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo (1997-2009), appointed Archbishop of Jakarta
- Johannes Pujasumarta (2010-2015)
- Robertus Rubiyatmoko (2017–present)
See also
References
Sources and external links
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