Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palembang

History

• December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Benkoelen from the Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra
• June 13, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang
• January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Palembang
• July 1, 2003: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang

  Leadership

• Archbishops of Palembang
• * Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.
• Bishops of Palembang
• * Bishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.
• * Bishop Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I.
• * Bishop Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I.
• Vicars Apostolic of Palembang
• * Bishop Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I.
• Prefects Apostolic of Benkoelen
• * Fr. Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I.
• * Fr. Harrie van Oort, S.C.I.
• * Fr. Enrico Smeets, S.C.I.

  Suffragan dioceses

• Pangkal-Pinang
• Tanjungkarang