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Archdiocese of Samarinda

Archidioecesis Samarindaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F., Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 29 January 2003
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Square Kilometers: 104,886 (40,512 Square Miles)
  • Description: West Kutai, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kutai, Pasir, Penajam, and North Paser districts along with Samarinda, Balikpapan, and Bontang Cities
  • Mailing Address: Keuskupan Agung, Jl. D.I. Panjaitan 59A, Kotak Pos 1056, Samarinda 75117, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
  • Telephone: (0541)28.06.06
  • Fax: 28.09.70

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Samarinda
21 February 1955ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin (Residency of East Kalimantan (except Kewedanaan Kutai Selatan)) Vicariate Apostolic of Samarinda (erected)
Diocese of Samarinda
3 January 1961ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Samarinda Diocese of Samarinda
10 June 1966Territory AddedDiocese of Bandjarmasin (Kebupaten Pasir and Kutai Selatan) Diocese of Samarinda
9 January 2002Territory LostDiocese of Samarinda (Bulungan and Berau) Diocese of Tanjung Selor (erected)
Archdiocese of Samarinda
29 January 2003ElevatedDiocese of Samarinda Archdiocese of Samarinda

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Samarinda
196914,500900,0001.6%1171880519238ap1971
198038,1701,065,0003.6%223251,526312114ap1981
199064,6531,662,4783.9%331341,901333823ap1991
1999125,2722,294,8415.5%13139,63636935ap2000
2000134,9372,294,8515.9%1536512,645507237ap2001
2001158,0532,637,7556.0%1535503,161497339ap2002
Archdiocese of Samarinda
200299,8881,538,6016.5%1912313,222265515ap2003
2003162,2571,483,71110.9%1321344,772257323ap2004
2004122,4282,374,7445.2%1421353,497257023ap2005
201097,1712,567,0003.8%1526412,370296625ap2011
2014116,5593,014,2613.9%1830482,428337925ap2015
2017154,7543,772,0004.1%2527522,976298125ap2018
2020146,0003,489,1024.2%2932612,393348426ap2021
2022146,5003,807,0003.8%3232642,289358426ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Samarinda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 481, to Page 483
  • Diocese of Samarinda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 244, to Page 248
  • Archdiocese of Samarinda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 95, Page 384

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