Diocese of Surabaya Dioecesis Surabayana Keuskupan Surabaya | |
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Bishopric | |
Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Metropolitan | Semarang |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,461 km2 (9,444 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 3,400,000 150,457 (4.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Surabaya |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo [1] [2] |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Robertus Rubiyatmoko |
Website | |
Official website |
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Its episcopal see is at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Surabaya.
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