Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda

Archdiocese of Samarinda Archidioecesis Samarindaënsis
Location
Country	Indonesia
Statistics
Area	211,440 km2 (81,640 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,374,744 122,428 (5.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedral St. Maria
Current leadership
Bishop	Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda (Latin: Samarindaën(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Samarinda in Indonesia.

History

• February 21, 1955: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Samarinda from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bandjarmasin
• January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Samarinda
• January 29, 2003: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samarinda

Leadership

• Archbishops of Samarinda (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. (January 29, 2003 – present)
• Bishops of Samarinda (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, 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 Jacques Henri Romeijn, 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

• Banjarmasin
• Palangkaraya
• Tanjung Selor

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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