Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Pontianak
latin=Archidioecesis Pontianakensis
country= Indonesia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Katedral Santo Yosef
cocathedral =
area= 39,840
population= 2,477,906
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 243,923
catholics_percent= 9.8
bishop= Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak {Latin: " Pontianaken(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Pontianak 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
Leadership
* Archbishops of Pontianak (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. (February 26, 1977 – ...)
** 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)
uffragan Dioceses
* Ketapang
* Sanggau
* Sintang
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/pont0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dponi.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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