Diocese of Tanjung Selor

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjung Selor (Latin: Tanjungseloren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Tanjung Selor in the ecclesiastical province of Samarinda in Indonesia.

CountryIndonesia
MetropolitanSamarinda
Area96,630 km2 (37,310 sq mi)
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Diocese of Tanjung Selor

Dioecesis Tanjungselorensis

Keuskupan Tanjung Selor
Catholic church in Tanjung Selor
Location
CountryIndonesia
Ecclesiastical provinceSamarinda
MetropolitanSamarinda
Statistics
Area96,630 km2 (37,310 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 482,000
  • 40,772 (8.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption in Tanjung Selor
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMgr Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.
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History

  • January 9, 2002: Established as the Diocese of Tanjung Selor from the Diocese of Samarinda

Leadership

  • Bishops of Tanjung Selor (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Justinus Tarmana Harjosusanto, M.S.F. (January 9, 2002 – February 16, 2015)
    • Bishop Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. (May 5, 2018–present)

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