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 (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.) ![]()
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: 8,394,000 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
Last updated on 2026.05.28
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