Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang

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Metropolitan Pontianak Rite Latin Rite Area 62,103 km²		Parishes 36 Pope Francis Country Indonesia
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)731,000215,551 (29.5%) Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King in Sintang Regency Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang (Latin: Sintangen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sintang in the Ecclesiastical province of Pontianak in Indonesia.

History

March 11, 1948: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sintang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak

April 23, 1956: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sintang

January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Sintang

Leadership

Bishops of Sintang (Roman rite)

Bishop Agustinus Agus (October 29, 1999 – June 3, 2014); appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak by Pope Francis

Fr. Agustinus Agus (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1996 – October 29, 1999)

Bishop Isak Doera (December 9, 1976 – January 1, 1996)

Bishop Lambert van Kessel, S.M.M. (May 16, 1961 – May 25, 1973)

Prefects Apostolic of Sintang (Roman Rite)

Fr. Lambert van Kessel, S.M.M. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator April 23, 1956 – May 16, 1961)

Fr. Lambert van Kessel, S.M.M. (later Bishop) (June 4, 1948 – April 23, 1956)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang Wikipedia

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