Archdiocese of Pontianak
Pontianaken(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Pontianak, Indonesia
Pontianak is in fact a metropolitan archdiocese, not a diocese, covering West Kalimantan with suffragans Ketapang, Sanggau, and Sintang. Archbishop Agustinus Agus retired on August 30, 2025, and Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap. (bishop of Sintang) serves as apostolic administrator.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 January 1961
- Latin
- Pontianaken(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002624
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 738,000
- Population
- 675,468
- Priests
- 110
- Catholics per priest
- 6,709
- Extent
- 39,840 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 19
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Agustinus Agus
- Born
- 22 November 1949
- Birthplace
- Lintang
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral stands in Pontianak, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Pontianak
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KetapangKetapang
- Diocese of SanggauSanggau
- Diocese of SintangSintang
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
West Kalimantan's city of Pontianak is the seat of this Roman Catholic archdiocese in Indonesia, known in Latin as Pontianaken[sis].
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.