Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak

Archdiocese of 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	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)[1]
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 West Kalimantan 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

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)

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