Diocese of Sanggau
| Diocese of Sanggau | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pontianak |
| Diocesan bishop | Giulio Mencuccini CP |
| Vicar General | Joannes Bartholomeus Tolo |
| founding | 1968 |
| surface | 18,302 km² |
| Parishes | 22 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 567,565 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 298,350 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 52.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,348 |
| Friars | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 109 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Indonesian |
| cathedral | Katedral Hati Kudus Yesus |
The Diocese of Sanggau ( lat. : Dioecesis Sanggauensis ) is in Indonesia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Sanggau .
history
The diocese Sanggau was on April 9, 1968 by Pope Paul VI. Established from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Pontianak and the Diocese of Ketapang as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sanggau . The Apostolic Prefecture of Sanggau was raised to a diocese by Pope John Paul II on June 9, 1982 and was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Pontianak as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Sanggau
- Michael Di Simone CP , 1968-1972
- Domenico Luca Spinosi CP, 1972-1982
Bishops of Sanggau
- Giulio Mencuccini CP, since 1990