Belitung is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It covers 4,800.6 km2 (1,853.5 sq mi), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census. Administratively, it forms two regencies within the province of Bangka-Belitung Islands. The island is known for its pepper and for its tin. It was in the possession of the United Kingdom from 1812 until Britain ceded control of the island to the Netherlands in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Its main town is Tanjung Pandan. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has declared 17 tourist attractions in the Belitung Geopark as world geoparks.
Pangkal Pinang is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island's east coast, the city is divided into seven districts (kecamatan) and has 42 wards (kelurahan).
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it usually has an (embryonal) see, it is often not called after such city but rather after a natural or administrative geographical area.
The Catholic Church in Indonesia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. Catholicism is one of the six approved religions in Indonesia, the others being Islam, Protestantism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. According to official figures, Catholics made up 3.12 percent of the population in 2018. The number of Catholics is, therefore, more than 8.3 million. Indonesia is primarily Muslim, but Catholicism is the dominant faith in certain areas of the country.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia is a Catholic apostolic vicariate with official seat in Bahrain.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisala is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, named after its see, located in the city of Lisala.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambanja is a diocese located in the city of Ambanja in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana in Madagascar. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, which was constructed in 1933.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong/Tatung is a Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in PR China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang/Siangyang is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hankou in central China, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shangqiu /Guide/ Kweíteh is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palembang is an archdiocese located in the city of Palembang in South Sumatra in Indonesia.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese on Java in Indonesia, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Ende in Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng is a diocese located in the city of Ruteng in the Ecclesiastical province of Ende in Indonesia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manado is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar on Sulawesi island in Indonesia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in Nekemte, Ethiopia.
The Bishops' Conference of Indonesia is the episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Indonesia. It was constituted in November 1955, in Surabaya with the name MAWI. KWI is a part of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.
Ibnu Saleh was an Indonesian politician, member of the Nasdem Party. Between 2016 and 2017, he was Deputy Regent of the Central Bangka Regency, and Regent from 2017 till his death in office during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
