Diocese of Sintang

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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.

Bishop
Samuel Oton Sidin
Latin name
Sintangen(sis)
Erected
3 January 1961
Cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral (Katedral Kristus Raja)
Patron
Christ the King
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Pontianak (Archdiocese of Pontianak)
Catholics
267,250
Chancery
Keuskupan, Jln. Kelam Tugu Beji 4, Kalurahan Akcaya, Kecamatan Singant, Sintang 78611, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia
Telephone
Tel. e fax [0565]21.213; fax 21.940

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003068 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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