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Diocese of Samarinda
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Samarinda is in fact a metropolitan archdiocese, not a diocese, covering eastern Kalimantan with suffragans Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, and Tanjung Selor. Established as an apostolic vicariate in 1955, promoted to a diocese in 1961, and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on January 29, 2003.
- Archbishop
- Yustinus Hardjosusanto
- Latin name
- Samarindaën(sis)
- Erected
- 14 January 2003 (origins 1961)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Mary
- Patron
- Saint Mary
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Samarinda (Archdiocese of Samarinda)
- Catholics
- 97,171
- Chancery
- Keuskupan Agung, Jl. D.I. Panjaitan, 59A, Kotak Pos 1056, Samarinda 75117, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
- Telephone
- Tel. [0541]28.06.06; fax 28.09.70
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Tanjung Selor 370 km
- Diocese of Palangkaraya 411 km
- Diocese of Banjarmasin 425 km
- Diocese of Makassar 577 km
- Diocese of Sintang 634 km
- Diocese of Miri MY 645 km
Parishes near the see
- Santo Petrus dan Paulus · Dahor 1 km
- Santo Lukas · Temindung 2 km
- Santo Yohanes Don Bosco · Samarinda 4 km
- Hati Kudus Yesus · Mangkupalas 6 km
- Santo Pius X · Tenggarong 21 km
- Santo Yosef · Bontang 76 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002859 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08