Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda

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

Archdiocese of Samarinda Archidioecesis Samarindaënsis Keuskupan Agung Samarinda
Archdiocese of Samarinda building
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Samarinda
Statistics
Area	114,810 km2 (44,330 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 2,567,000 97,171 (3.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Mary in Samarinda
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mgr Yustinus Harjosusanto, MSF

In addition to the cathedral, St. Mary's in Samarinda, there are two other parishes serving the faithful: St. Luke's in Temindung (Paroki Santo Lukas Temindung) and the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Seberang (Paroki Hati Kudus Yesus).

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 Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F. (February 15, 2015 – )
  • Archbishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. (January 29, 2003 – July 18, 2013)
• 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

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy