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: 8,204,000 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 2024.10.10
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