The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung (Latin: Bandungen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bandung in the ecclesiastical province of Jakarta in Indonesia. The see is currently vacant after Bishop Johannes Pujasumarta was appointed as the Archbishop of Semarang. Bishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta is currently the Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of the diocese, until a new bishop is appointed.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung has 14 parochial churches. Nine of them are located inside the city. The other five are located outside Bandung.
- St. Peter's Cathedral
- Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Seven Sorrows(commonly referred to as "Pandu" Parochial Church, being located at Pandu street)
- St. Gabriel's(commonly referred to as "Waringin" Parochial Church, being located at Waringin street)
- St. Michael's
- Church of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- St. Martin's
- St. Melany's
- St. Lawrence's(commonly referred to as "Sukajadi" Parochial Church, being located at Sukajadi street)
- St. Paul's
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung's Parochial Churches outside of Bandung City:
- St. Michael's (commonly referred to as "Indramayu" Parrochial Church, being located at Karawang town)
- Holy Cross Church (commonly referred to as "Purwakarta" Parrochial Church, being located at Purwakarta town)
- Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (commonly referred to as "Tasikmalaya" Parrochial Church, being located at Tasikmalaya town)
- Church of Our Lady of Fatima (commonly referred to as "Lembang" Parrochial Church, being located at Lembang town)
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