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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)

By Type (39)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (10)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (28)

Military Ordinariates Military Ordinariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (39): Agats, Amboina, Atambua, Bandung, Banjarmasin, Bogor, Denpasar, Ende, Jakarta, Jayapura, Ketapang, Kupang, Labuan Bajo, 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.) Bishop Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. (58)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (73)

CardinalsCardinals (1 elector/2 total)

Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (91)Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (91)

Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (75)Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (75)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (41)

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Celebrations

Saints: 1 Saint, 2 Blesseds

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Geography

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 Malaysia, ↑ Singapore Singapore, ↑ Philippines Philippines, ↗ Micronesia Micronesia, ↗ Palau Palau, → Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, ↘ Timor-Leste Timor-Leste, ↓ Christmas Island Christmas Island, ↓ Cocos Islands Cocos Islands, ↓ Australia Australia

Cultural Summary

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)

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Area: 1,904,569 km²

Catholic Population: 8,394,000 Catholics (3.0% of 278,696,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,499 parishes, 8,015 mission stations (135 with resident priest, 7,880 without resident priest), 379 other centres

Clergy: 49 bishops (35 diocesan, 14 titular), 6,011 priests (2,483 diocesan, 3,528 religious), 17 permanent deacons (16 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 11,636 religious (1,771 brothers, 9,865 sisters), 22 members of secular institutes (sisters), 4,286 major seminarians, 14,012 missionaries, 21,896 catechists

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Last updated on 2026.05.28

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