St. Peter's Cathedral, Bandung

Bandung Cathedral (Indonesian Gereja Katedral Bandung), officially Katedral Santo Petrus ("St. Peter's Cathedral"), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung, located at Jalan Merdeka, Bandung, Indonesia. The building was designed by Wolff Schoemaker in Neogothic style. Bandung Cathedral has a land area of 2,385 m² and building area of 785 m².^[5]

Bandung Cathedral, c. 1920–1932

Bandung Cathedral
Gereja Katedral Bandung (Indonesian)
St. Peter's Cathedral
Bandung Cathedral
6.914790°S 107.610453°E / -6.914790; 107.610453
Location	Jalan Merdeka No. 14, Bandung, Indonesia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Religious institute	Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross
Website	http://www.katedralbandung.org/
History
Status	Cathedral
Founder(s)	Jesuit
Consecrated	19 February 1922
Architecture
Architect(s)	Wolff Schoemaker
Style	Neogothic
Years built	1921–1922
Groundbreaking	1921
Specifications
Length	40 metres
Width	15 metres
Number of spires	1
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Bandung
Deanery	East Bandung[1]
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Mgr. Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, O.S.C.
Rector	Kosman Parniatan Sianturi, O.S.C.
Priest(s)	Leo van Beurden, O.S.C. Peter Elvin Atmaja Hidayat, O.S.C. Rafael Maria Haryo Adi Pramono, O.S.C.
Laity
Reader(s)	Katharina Maria Irawati[2]
Organist(s)	Callixtus Hendrix Hidajat[2]
OCIA coordinator	Stefanus Yordan Hendra Gunawan Jahja Saputra[3]
Youth ministry coordinator	Monica Dianrosawati[4]
Flower guild	Felisia Jenny Purnamasari[2]

The first parish church, dedicated to St. Francis Regis, opened on June 16, 1895. After Bandung received the status of gemeente (municipality) in 1906, it was decided to build a new church building. Construction of the new building was started in 1921. The construction was finished in 1922 and the new cathedral was blessed on February 19, 1922, by Mgr. Edmundus Sybradus Luypen, Apostolic Vicar of Batavia.^[5]

See also

• Indonesia portal

• List of church buildings in Indonesia