Sintang (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original ) (raw )
Bishop(s) Samuel Oton Sidin , O.F.M. Cap., Bishop
General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseElevated: 3 January 1961 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pontianak Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: Indonesia Square Kilometers: 62,120 (23,993 Square Miles)Description: Sintang, Kapuas Hulu, and Melawi (in West Kalimantan)Official Web Site: http://keuskupansintang.org/ Mailing Address: Keuskupan, Jln. Kelam Tugu Beji 4, Kalurahan Akcaya I, Kecamatan Singant, Sintang 78611, Kalimantan Barat, IndonesiaTelephone: (0813)4560-6853Fax: (0565)21.940
Past and Present Ordinaries
Historical Summary
Date
Event
From
To
Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang
11 March 1948
Erected
Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak (Liutang)
Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang
23 April 1956
Elevated
Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang
Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang
Diocese of Sintang
3 January 1961
Elevated
Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang
Diocese of Sintang
Statistics
Year
Catholics
Total Population
Percent Catholic
Diocesan Priests
Religious Priests
Total Priests
Catholics Per Priest
Permanent Deacons
Male Religious
Female Religious
Parishes
Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang
1950
3,396
202,444
1.7%
14
14
242
30
8
ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang
Diocese of Sintang
1969
12,925
265,000
4.9%
3
20
23
561
25
36
7
ap1971
1980
31,508
369,000
8.5%
3
30
33
954
33
34
ap1981
1988
84,838
499,401
17.0%
7
30
37
2,292
34
35
ap1991
1999
122,847
615,661
20.0%
23
27
50
2,456
33
68
36
ap2000
2000
124,830
621,932
20.1%
22
27
49
2,547
32
82
36
ap2001
2001
132,078
650,664
20.3%
28
29
57
2,317
34
83
36
ap2002
2002
139,015
665,330
20.9%
30
30
60
2,316
36
90
36
ap2003
2003
144,382
672,117
21.5%
31
28
59
2,447
36
75
36
ap2004
2004
153,723
676,082
22.7%
29
27
56
2,745
63
60
36
ap2005
2010
215,551
731,000
29.5%
32
23
55
3,919
29
63
36
ap2011
2014
249,118
960,109
25.9%
41
27
68
3,663
35
73
36
ap2015
2017
270,114
1,018,483
26.5%
44
24
68
3,972
31
65
36
ap2018
2020
289,000
1,060,600
27.2%
45
32
77
3,753
37
68
36
ap2021
2022
266,786
908,656
29.4%
42
35
77
3,464
42
63
37
ap2023
Note : Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Source(s)
Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 440, and Page 441
Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 654, and Page 655
Diocese of Sintang
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 244, to Page 248
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