Diocese of Palangkaraya
Palangkaraien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Palangkaraya, Indonesia
The Diocese of Palangkaraya is a Latin Rite diocese covering Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, erected in 1993 from the Diocese of Banjarmasin. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Samarinda and led by Bishop Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka, M.S.F.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 April 1993
- Latin
- Palangkaraien(sis)
- Patron
- Blessed Virgin Mary
- Annuario code
- 001002514
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 53,585
- Population
- 2,332,864
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 2.3%
- Priests
- 69
- Catholics per priest
- 777
- Extent
- 153,564 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.3
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka
- Born
- 18 May 1953
- Birthplace
- Wedi
- Institute
- MISSIONARI DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Mary stands in Palangkaraya, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Samarinda
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Samarinda.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BanjarmasinBanjarmasin
- Archdiocese of SamarindaSamarinda
- Diocese of Tanjung SelorTanjung Selor
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Palangkaraya, this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Palangkaraien(sis)) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Samarinda in Indonesia.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.