The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda ( la, Samarindaën(sis)) is an

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located in the city of

Samarinda Samarinda is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River with a land area of . Samarinda ranks first on East Kalimantan Human dev ...

in Indonesia. In addition to the cathedral, St. Mary's in Samarinda, there are two other parishes serving the faithful: St. Luke's in Temindung (''Paroki Santo Lukas Temindung'') and the Church of the

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in Seberang (''Paroki Hati Kudus Yesus'').

History

* February 21, 1955: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Samarinda from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Bandjarmasin The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin ( la, Bangiarmasin(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Banjarmasin in the Ecclesiastical province of Samarinda in Indonesia. History * May 21, 1938: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bandjarmasi ...

* January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Samarinda * January 29, 2003: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samarinda

Leadership

* Arch

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s of Samarinda (Roman rite) ** Archbishop

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, M.S.F. (February 15, 2015 – ) ** Archbishop

Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau Florentius Sului Hajang Hau (11 December 1948 − 18 July 2013) was an Demographics of Indonesia, Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1973, Sului Hajang Hau was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Samarin ...

, M.S.F. (January 29, 2003 – July 18, 2013) * Bishops of Samarinda (Roman Rite) **Bishop

, 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

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, 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

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Palangkaraya Palangka Raya is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The city is situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers on the island of Borneo. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 293,50 ...

Tanjung Selor Tanjung Selor is the capital of both the North Kalimantan province in Indonesia, and of the Bulungan Regency. It is among provincial capitals in Indonesia that as of 2021 does not yet have city status, together with Mamuju in West Sulawesi, So ...

Sources

GCatholic.org

Christian organizations established in 1955

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