Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin

The Diocese of Banjarmasin (Latin: Dioecesis Bangiarmasinus ) is located in Indonesia Roman Catholic diocese based in Banjarmasin.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Prefecture Surabaia on May 21, 1938 annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Borneo. With the Apostolic Constitution Quo enascentium it was raised on 10 March 1949 in the rank of Apostolic Vicariate.

It was raised on January 3, 1961 bishopric, which was the Archdiocese of Pontianak is a suffragan. On August 22, 1973, adopted the current name. On 29 January 2003 it became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Samarinda.

Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:

  • February 21, 1955 at the Apostolic Vicariate of Samarinda;
  • 5 April 1993 and the diocese Palangkaraya.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Bandjarmasin

Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin

  • Giovanni Groen, MSF (10 March 1949-18. April 1953 )
  • Wilhelmus Joannes Demarteau MSF (6 January 1954-3. January 1961 )

Bishop of Bandjarmasin

  • Wilhelmus Joannes Demarteau MSF (3 January 1961-22. August 1973 )

Bishops of Banjarmasin

  • Wilhelmus Joannes Demarteau MSF (22 August 1973-6. June 1983)
  • Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta MSF (6 June 1983-14 June 2008. )
  • Peter Boddeng Timang ( June 14, 2008)

Statistics

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