The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak () 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
Leadership
Prefect of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite)
Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M.Cap (10 April 1905 – 14 March 1918 see below)
Vicars Apostolic of Dutch Borneo (Roman Rite) Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M.Cap (see above 14 March 1918 – 1933), resigned Tarcisius van Valenberg, O.F.M.Cap (10 December 1934 – 21 May 1938 see below)
Vicars Apostolic of Pontianak (Roman Rite) Tarcisius van Valenberg, O.F.M.Cap (see above 21 May 1938 – 13 July 1957), resigned Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M.Cap (13 July 1957 – 3 January 1961 see below) Archbishops of Pontianak (Roman rite) Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M.Cap (see above 3 January 1961 – 2 July 1976) Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M.Cap (26 February 1977 – 3 June 2014), retired Agustinus Agus, O.P. (3 June 2014 – 30 August 2025), retired Apostolic Administrator Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M.Cap (30 August 2025 – Present), Bishop of Sintang
Auxiliary Bishops
Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M.Cap (1975-1977), Titular Bishop of Capra
Suffragan dioceses Ketapang Sanggau Sintang
See also Catholic Church in Indonesia
References
External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy