Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese ![]()
Name: Sintang / Sintangen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Pontianak
Neighbouring Dioceses: Ketapang (↙), Sanggau (←), Kuching (↖), Sibu (↑), Palangkaraya (↘)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
| Bishop (2016.12.21 – ...): |
| Bishops of Sintang (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Sintang (Indonesia)
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Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pontianak (Indonesia)
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Bishop Isak Doera
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Fr. Antonius Lambertus van den Boorn, S.M.M. | ||||||||||
Bishop Lambert van Kessel, S.M.M.
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| Prefects Apostolic of Sintang (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Lambert van Kessel, S.M.M. (later Bishop) | ||||||||||
Fr. Lambert van Kessel, S.M.M. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 62,120 km²
Population: 267,250 Catholics (29.4% of 910,223 total)
Pastoral Centres: 37 parishes, 38 missions
Personnel: 82 priests (46 diocesan, 36 religious), 117 religious (47 brothers, 70 sisters), 20 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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