Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pontianak, Indonesia 🇮🇩

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Pontianak / Pontianaken(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Ketapang, Sanggau, Sintang

Neighbouring Dioceses: Pangkalpinang (↙), Kuching (↗), Sanggau (→), Ketapang (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 19

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1905.02.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch Borneo / Borneo Olandese (Italiano) / Borneo Belanda (Bahasa Indonesia) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1918.03.13: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Borneo / Borneo Olandese (Italiano) / Borneo Belanda (Bahasa Indonesia)
1938.05.21: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak / Pontianaken(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bandjarmasin)
1948.03.11: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Sintang
1954.06.14: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Ketapang
1961.01.03: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pontianak / Pontianaken(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Bandjarmasin, Ketapang, Samarinda and Sintang)
1968.04.09: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Sekadau
1982.06.08: Gained suffragan see Sanggau
1993.04.05: Gained suffragan see Palangkaraya
2001.12.22: Gained suffragan see Tanjung Selor
2003.01.29: Lost suffragan sees Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Samarinda and Tanjung Selor

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2025.08.30 – ...):	Bishop Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap. (71) Bishop of Sintang (Indonesia)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Pontianak (Roman Rite)

Bishop Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap. (71)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.08.30 – ...)

Archbishop Agustinus Agus (76)
(2014.06.03 – 2025.08.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus 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 – 1999.10.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Sintang (Indonesia) (1996 – 1999.10.29)

Bishop of Sintang (Indonesia) (1999.10.29 – 2014.06.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Sintang (Indonesia) (2014.06.03 – 2016.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (2014.06.03 – 2025.08.30)

Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.
(1977.02.26 – 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 † 87)

Titular Bishop of Capra (1975.12.19 – 1977.02.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1975.12.19 – 1977.02.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1977.02.26 – 2014.06.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Sanggau (Indonesia) (1982.06.08 – 1990.01.22)

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

Ecclesiam Christi ædificem

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

Titular Bishop of Abila in Palæstina (1957.07.13 – 1961.01.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1957.07.13 – 1961.01.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1961.01.03 – 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 – 1961.01.03)

(see above)

Bishop Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap.
(1938.05.21 – 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 (Nijmegen, Netherlands † 94)

Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia) (1934.12.10 – 1938.05.21)

Titular Bishop of Comba (1934.12.10 – 1984.12.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Pontianak (Indonesia) (1938.05.21 – 1957.07.13)

Vicars Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite)

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

(see above)

Bishop Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M. Cap.
(1918.03.13 – 1934)

Diliges Deum

Born:	1864.09.09 (Uden, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1889.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.11.17
Died:	1937.03.21 (Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia † 72)

Prefect Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia) (1905.04.10 – 1918.03.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia) (1918.03.13 – 1934)

Titular Bishop of Capitolias (1918.03.18 – 1937.03.21)

Prefects Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite)

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

(see above)