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Suffragan diocese Sintang, Indonesia

Diocese of Sintang

Sintangen(sis)

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

Esri
The address the register holds for Christ the King Cathedral, in Sintang, Indonesia.

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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.

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.