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Diocese of Purwokerto

Dioecesis Purvokertensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 3 January 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Semarang
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Square Kilometers: 13,869 (5,356 Square Miles)
  • Description: 12 districts and two municipalities of Central Java province
  • Official Web Site: https://keuskupanpurwokerto.id/
  • Mailing Address: Keuskupan, Jl. Gereja 3, Purwokerto 53115, Jawa-Tengah, Indonesia
  • Telephone: (0281)635.632
  • Fax: 631.611

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto
25 April 1932ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Pekalongan, Banjoemas, and Kedoe (except Tennangseng and Magalang)) Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto
16 October 1941ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto
Diocese of Purwokerto
3 January 1961ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto Diocese of Purwokerto

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto
19503,7186,000,000.1%11112309185614ap1951
Diocese of Purwokerto
197022,7439,126,388.2%2222494761139ap1971
198035,59911,169,635.3%420241,48363160ap1981
199058,84614,024,086.4%523282,10194196ap1991
199970,66816,996,921.4%1126371,9099319216ap2000
200071,83517,166,852.4%1025352,0529119516ap2001
200173,98417,448,652.4%1324371,9999219516ap2002
200274,36417,623,145.4%1429431,7299319618ap2003
200375,91217,705,379.4%1632481,5816919121ap2004
200476,74417,698,013.4%3129601,2796319821ap2005
201073,72818,430,000.4%3138691,06827321924ap2011
201360,31819,174,000.3%2936659277624724ap2014
201458,94217,464,103.3%3543787559422525ap2015
201661,23519,921,157.3%3845837379014525ap2017
201959,54020,348,130.3%3939787638021925ap2020
202155,84615,966,516.3%4339826818422925ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 389, and Page 390
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 188, and Page 189
  • Diocese of Purwokerto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 244, to Page 248

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