Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak

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

Archdiocese of Pontianak

Archidioecesis Pontianakensis

Keuskupan Agung Pontianak
Location
CountryIndonesia
Ecclesiastical provincePontianak
Statistics
Area39,840 km2 (15,380 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
2,477,906
243,923 (9.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Pontianak, Indonesia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAgustinus Agus (appointed June 3, 2014; installation 28 August, 2014; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang)[1]
Bishops emeritusHieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.

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

Bishop Jan Pacificus Bos OFMCap
  • 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

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