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Suffragan diocese Sanggau, Indonesia

Diocese of Sanggau

Sanggauen(sis)

The Diocese of Sanggau is a Latin Church diocese covering Sanggau and Sekadau regencies in West Kalimantan, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Pontianak. It was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sekadau in 1968 and promoted to the Diocese of Sanggau on June 8, 1982.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Sanggau Regency, in Sanggau, Indonesia.

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Established
1982
Catholics
349,843
Priests
71
Territory
18,302 km²

Parishes and churches

28 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Valentinus Saeng
Born
28 October 1969
Birthplace
Keramuk
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DELLA PASSIONE DI GESÙ CRISTO (PASSIONISTI)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Sanggau Regency stands in Sanggau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Pontianak in Indonesia, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Sanggauen(sis)) has its seat in the city of Sanggau.