Diocese of Palangkaraya
Diocese of Palangkaraya | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Samarinda |
Diocesan bishop | Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka MSF |
founding | 1993 |
surface | 153,564 km² |
Parishes | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 2,675,476 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 80,453 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 3% |
Diocesan priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,437 |
Friars | 53 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 131 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Indonesian |
cathedral | Cathedral of Santa Maria |
Website | http://kepraya.org |
The Diocese of Palangkaraya ( Latin Dioecesis Palangkaraiensis , Indonesian Keuskupan Palangkaraya ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Palangkaraya .
history
The diocese of Palangkaraya was established on April 5, 1993 by Pope John Paul II from cession of the diocese of Banjarmasin and the Archdiocese of Pontianak as a suffragan . On January 29, 2003, the Diocese of Palangkaraya was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Samarinda as a suffragan.
Bishops of Palangkaraya
- Yulius Aloysius Husin MSF , 1993-1994
- Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka MSF, since 2001
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)