Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Indonesia (Indonesia) | ![]() |
Also known as: Indonesien (Deutsch), l’Indonésie (français), Indonesia (español, Italiano, Bahasa Indonesia, latine), Indonezja (polski), Indonésia (Português), 印度尼西亞 (正體中文), インドネシア (日本語)
Roman Rite (38): Agats, Amboina, Atambua, Bandung, Banjarmasin, Bogor, Denpasar, Ende, Jakarta, Jayapura, Ketapang, Kupang, Larantuka, Makassar, Malang, Manado, Manokwari–Sorong, Maumere, Medan, Merauke, Military Ordinariate of Indonesia, Padang, Palangkaraya, Palembang, Pangkalpinang, Pontianak, Purwokerto, Ruteng, Samarinda, Sanggau, Semarang, Sibolga, Sintang, Surabaya, Tanjung Selor, Tanjungkarang, Timika, Weetebula
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Apostolic Nunciature: Indonesia
Conference of Bishops: Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia (K.W.I.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Continents: South and East Asia, Oceania
Capital: Jakarta
Area: 1,811,569 km²
Population: 260,580,739
Former Name: Dutch East Indies
Neighbouring Countries: ↑ Malaysia , ↑ Singapore
, ↑ Philippines
, ↗ Micronesia
, ↗ Palau
, → Papua New Guinea
, ↘ Timor-Leste
, ↓ Christmas Island
, ↓ Cocos Islands
, ↓ Australia
Religions: Muslim 87.2%, Protestant 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4%
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese)
Ethnic Groups: Javanese 40.1%, Sundanese 15.5%, Malay 3.7%, Batak 3.6%, Madurese 3%, Betawi 2.9%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Buginese 2.7%, Bantenese 2%, Banjarese 1.7%, Balinese 1.7%, Acehnese 1.4%, Dayak 1.4%, Sasak 1.3%, Chinese 1.2%, other 15%
Motto: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Javanese) (Unity in diversity)
Area: 1,904,569 km²
Catholic Population: 8,204,000 Catholics (3.0% of 272,683,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 1,472 parishes, 8,610 mission stations (69 with resident priest, 8,541 without resident priest), 383 other centres
Clergy: 47 bishops (34 diocesan, 13 titular), 5,773 priests (2,413 diocesan, 3,360 religious), 9 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 11,373 religious (1,713 brothers, 9,660 sisters), 23 members of secular institutes (sisters), 3,958 major seminarians, 14,626 missionaries, 27,576 catechists
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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