Suffragan diocese Sintang, Indonesia
Diocese of Sintang
Sintangen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Sintang is a Latin Church diocese in West Kalimantan, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Pontianak. Established as an apostolic prefecture in 1948 and promoted to a diocese on January 3, 1961, it is led by Bishop Samuel Oton Sidin, who also serves as apostolic administrator of Pontianak.
On the map
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- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 267,250
- Priests
- 82
- Territory
- 62,103 km²
Parishes and churches
39 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo PetrusElla HilirView parish
- Santo PetrusEmbalohView parish
- Santo Petrus dan AndreasSepaukView parish
- Santo StefanusManggalaView parish
- Santo Yohanes Maria VianneySintangView parish
- Santo Yohanes PenginjilDangkanView parish
- Santo Yohanes Rasul dan PenginjilSeluanView parish
- Santo YosefNanga MauView parish
- Santo YusufSenaningView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Samuel Oton Sidin
- Born
- 12 December 1954
- Birthplace
- Pontianak
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CAPPUCCINI
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The cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral stands in Sintang, 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
Seated in the city of Sintang, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Sintangen(sis)) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Pontianak in Indonesia.