Roman Catholic Diocese of Surabaya
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Surabaya is a diocese
located in the city of Surabaya
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Semarang in Indonesia.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Surabaya
Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Semarang in Indonesia.
History
- February 15, 1928: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Surabaia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
- October 16, 1941: Promoted as Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Surabaia - January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Surabaia
- August 22, 1973: Renamed as Diocese of Surabaya
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Surabaya (Roman rite)- Bishop Vincentius Sutikno Wicaksono (April 3, 2007 – present)
- Bishop Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta (March 26, 1994 – December 13, 2003)
- Bishop Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono (April 2, 1982 – March 26, 1994)
- Bishop Jan Klooster, C.M.LazaristsCongregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
(January 3, 1961 – 1982)
- Vicars Apostolic of Surabaia (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jan Klooster, C.M. (February 19, 1953 – January 3, 1961)
- Bishop Michele Verhoeks, C.M. (October 16, 1941 – May 8, 1952)
- Prefects Apostolic of Surabaia (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Michele Verhoeks, C.M. (later Bishop) (October 22, 1937 – October 16, 1941)
- Fr. Teofilo Emilio de Backere, C.M. (June 6, 1928 – 1937)