Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang

Diocese of Sintang Dioecesis Sintangensis Keuskupan Sintang
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Pontianak
Metropolitan	Pontianak
Statistics
Area	62,103 km2 (23,978 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 731,000 215,551 (29.5%)
Parishes	36
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral in Sintang Regency
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Samuel Oton Sidin OFM.Cap
Metropolitan Archbishop	Agustinus Agus (appointed June 3, 2014; formerly Bishop of Sintang)
Vicar General	Leonardus Miau
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy