Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang is a diocese
located in the city of Sintang in the Ecclesiastical province
of Pontianak in Indonesia.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Sintang in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
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
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Sintang (Roman rite)- Bishop Agustinus Agus (October 29, 1999 – present)
- 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)