The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palangkaraya ( la, Palangkaraien(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

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 ...

in the

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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.

History

* April 5, 1993: Established as the Diocese of Palangkaraya from the

Diocese of Banjarmasin 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 ...

Leadership

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s of Palangkaraya (Roman rite) ** Bishop Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka, M.S.F. (January 23, 2001 – present) ** Bishop Yulius Aloysius Husin, M.S.F. (April 5, 1993 – October 13, 1994)

References

GCatholic.org

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