Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak

Archdiocese of Pontianak Archidioecesis Pontianakensis Keuskupan Agung Pontianak
Pontianak Cathedral in 2022
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Pontianak
Statistics
Area	39,840 km2 (15,380 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2024) 675,468 308,726 (11.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph's Cathedral in Pontianak, Indonesia
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Agustinus Agus (appointed 3 June 2014; installation 28 August 2014; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang) [1]
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak (Latin : Pontianaken[sis]) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan in Indonesia.

History

• 11 February 1905: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch Borneo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
• 13 March 1918: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Borneo
• 21 May 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak
• 3 January 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pontianak

Leadership

Bishop Jan Pacificus Bos OFMCap

• Archbishops of Pontianak (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Agustinus Agus, OP (3 June 2014 – ...)
  • Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, OFMCap (26 February 1977 – 3 June 2014 )
  • Archbishop Herculanus J.M. van der Burgt, OFMCap (3 January 1961 – 2 July 1976)
• Vicars Apostolic of Pontianak (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Herculanus J.M. van der Burgt, OFMCap (later Archbishop) (13 July 1957 – 3 January 1961)
  • Bishop Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, OFMCap (10 December 1934 – 13 July 1957)
• Vicars Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Giovanni Pacificio Bos, OFMCap (14 March 1918 – 1934)
  • Bishop Giovanni Pacificio Bos, OFMCap (10 April 1905 – 14 March 1918)

Suffragan dioceses

• Ketapang
• Sanggau
• Sintang

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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