Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Pontianak UCA ๐–

Indonesia Indonesia

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Pontianak / Pontianaken(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Ketapang, Sanggau, Sintang

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 19

Liturgical Calendar (National) ๐Ÿ“…

History

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2014.06.03 โ€“ ...):Archbishop Agustinus Agus (75)Archbishop Agustinus Agus (75)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Pontianak (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Agustinus Agus (75)Archbishop Agustinus Agus (75)
(2014.06.03 โ€“ ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia)

Instaurare omnia in Christo

Born:1949.10.22 (Lintang, Aceh, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:1977.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:2000.02.06

Priest of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1977.06.06 โ€“ 1999.10.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Sintang (Indonesia) (1996 โ€“ 1999.10.29)

Bishop of Sintang (Indonesia) (1999.10.29 โ€“ 2014.06.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Sintang (Indonesia) (2014.06.03 โ€“ 2016.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (2014.06.03 โ€“ ...)

Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.
(1977.02.26 โ€“ 2014.06.03)

Amor non amatur

Born:1937.08.05 (Menawai, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia)
Ordained Priest:1967.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:1976.05.27
Died:2024.09.30 (Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia โ€  87)

Titular Bishop of Capra (1975.12.19 โ€“ 1977.02.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1975.12.19 โ€“ 1977.02.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1977.02.26 โ€“ 2014.06.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Sanggau (Indonesia) (1982.06.08 โ€“ 1990.01.22)

Archbishop Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap.
(1961.01.03 โ€“ 1976.07.02)

Ecclesiam Christi รฆdificem

Born:1910.06.18 (Overasselt, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1935.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1957.10.27
Died:1976.07.02 (Tilburg, Netherlands โ€  66)

Titular Bishop of Abila in Palรฆstina (1957.07.13 โ€“ 1961.01.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1957.07.13 โ€“ 1961.01.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 โ€“ 1976.07.02)

Vicars Apostolic of Pontianak (Roman Rite)

Bishop Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop)
(1957.07.13 โ€“ 1961.01.03)

(see above)

Bishop Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap.
(1938.05.21 โ€“ 1957.07.13)

Ecce ego

Born:1890.03.19 (Asten, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1914.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:1935.05.05
Died:1984.12.18 (โ€  94)

Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia) (1934.12.10 โ€“ 1938.05.21)

Titular Bishop of Comba (1934.12.10 โ€“ 1984.12.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1938.05.21 โ€“ 1957.07.13)

Vicars Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap.
(1934.12.10 โ€“ 1938.05.21)

(see above)

Bishop Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M. Cap.
(1918.03.13 โ€“ 1934)

Diliges Deum

Born:1864.09.09 (Uden, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1889.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1918.11.17
Died:1937.03.21 (โ€  72)

Prefect Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia) (1905.04.10 โ€“ 1918.03.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia) (1918.03.13 โ€“ 1934)

Titular Bishop of Capitolias (1918.03.18 โ€“ 1937.03.21)

Prefects Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite)

Fr. Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop)
(1905.04.10 โ€“ 1918.03.13)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (32)

Pangkalpinang (โ†™), Kuching (โ†—), Sanggau (โ†’), Ketapang (โ†“)

Statistics (2018.12.31)

Area: 39,840 kmยฒ

Population: 738,000 Catholics (22.4% of 3,301,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 110 priests (18 diocesan, 92 religious), 661 religious (251 brothers, 410 sisters), 29 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Seminarians

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