Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak

Archdiocese of Pontianak

*Archidioecesis Pontianakensis*

Keuskupan Agung Pontianak
Archdiocese of Pontianak; Archidioecesis Pontianakensis; Keuskupan Agung Pontianak
Location
Country	Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Pontianak
Statistics
Area	39,840 km2 (15,380 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 2,477,906; 243,923 (9.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Joseph's Cathedral in Pontianak, Indonesia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Agustinus Agus (appointed 3 June 2014; installation 28 August 2014; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang)

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

Archbishops of Pontianak (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Agustinus Agus (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)