Overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Indonesia
Catholic Church in Indonesia
Indonesian: Gereja Katolik di Indonesia
Jakarta Cathedral
Type
National polity
Classification
Catholic
Orientation
Christianity
Scripture
Bible
Theology
Catholic theology
Governance
Bishops' Conference of Indonesia
Pope
Francis
Archbishop
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
Apostolic Nuncio
Piero Pioppo
Region
Indonesia
Language
Indonesian, Latin
Headquarters
Jakarta
Origin
1534[1] Maluku Islands, Portuguese Moluccas
Official website
Official KWI webpage
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The Catholic Church in Indonesia (Indonesian: Gereja Katolik di Indonesia) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. Catholicism is one of the six approved religions in Indonesia, the others being Islam, Protestantism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. According to official figures, Catholics made up 3.12 percent of the population in 2018.[2]
The number of Catholics is, therefore, more than 8.3 million. Indonesia is primarily Muslim, but Catholicism is the dominant faith in certain areas of the country.
The Catholic cathedral in Ende, Flores. Most Flores inhabitants are Catholics.Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Denpasar, BaliPrincipal and students of St. Louis High School, Surabaya at the chapel
The Church is organised into 10 archdioceses and 27 dioceses, all of which are members of the Indonesian Catholic Bishops Conference (KWI)[3] led by Archbishop Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo. There are several Catholic religious institutes active in the country including the Jesuits, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) and the Divine Word Missionaries.
Catholicism in Indonesia began with the arrival of the Portuguese in search of the Spice Islands in the 16th century. Currently, East Nusa Tenggara is the only province in Indonesia where Catholicism is the majority, around 55% of its population.[4] There are also significant Catholic populations in North Sumatra, West Kalimantan, South Papua, South Sulawesi, Maluku and Central Java, especially in and around Muntilan.
^Karel Steenbrink (2007). Catholics in Indonesia, 1808-1942 A Documented History. Volume 2: The Spectacular Growth of a Self Confident Minority, 1903-1942. Brill. p. 1. ISBN 9789004254022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^"Statistik Umat Menurut Agama di Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Religious Affairs. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^"Catholic Church in Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
^Statistics Indonesia [Central Statistics Bureau] (2012), Statistik Indonesia, Statistical yearbook of Indonesia 2011, Jakarta.
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