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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Samarinda

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
114,810 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Sede Vacante

Country
  
Indonesia

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 2,567,000 97,171 (3.8%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Mary in Samarinda

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda (Latin: Samarindaën(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Samarinda in Indonesia.

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History

  • February 21, 1955: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Samarinda from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bandjarmasin
  • January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Samarinda
  • January 29, 2003: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samarinda

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Samarinda (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. (January 29, 2003 – July 18, 2013)
  • Bishops of Samarinda (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. (later Archbishop) (April 5, 1993 – January 29, 2003)
  • Bishop Michael Cornelis C. Coomans, M.S.F. (November 30, 1987 – May 6, 1992)
  • Bishop Jacques Henri Romeijn, M.S.F. (January 3, 1961 – February 11, 1975)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Samarinda (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jacques Henri Romeijn, M.S.F. (July 10, 1955 – January 3, 1961)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Banjarmasin
  • Palangkaraya
  • Tanjung Selor

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda Wikipedia
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