Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak

Archdiocese of Pontianak Archidioecesis Pontianakensis Keuskupan Agung Pontianak
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Pontianak
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,477,906 243,923 (9.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Pontianak, Indonesia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Agustinus Agus (appointed June 3, 2014; pending installation; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang)
Emeritus Bishops	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak (Latin: Pontianaken(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pontianak in Indonesia.

History

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

Leadership

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

Suffragan dioceses

• Ketapang
• Sanggau
• Sintang

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy