Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanggau

Diocese of Sanggau Dioecesis Sanggauensis Keuskupan Sanggau
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Pontianak
Metropolitan	Pontianak
Statistics
Area	18,302 km^2 (7,066 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 579,230 312,359 (53.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Sanggau Regency
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Valentinus Saeng, C.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Agustinus Agus
Bishops emeritus	Domenico Luca Spinosi Giulio Mencuccini, C.P.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanggau (Latin: Sanggauen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sanggau in the ecclesiastical province of Pontianak in Indonesia.

History

• 9 April 1968: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sekadau from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pontianak and Diocese of Ketapang
• 8 June 1982: Promoted as Diocese of Sanggau

Leadership

• Bishops of Sanggau (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Valentinus Saeng, C.P. (18 June 2022 – present)
  • Bishop Giulio Mencuccini, C.P. (22 January 1990 – 18 June 2022)
• Prefects Apostolic of Sekadau (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Domenico Luca Spinosi, C.P. (1 September 1972 – 1982)
  • Fr. Michael Di Simone, C.P. (31 July 1968 – 1972)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy