Roman Catholicism in Indonesia

The Catholic Church in Indonesia is one of six recognized faiths in Indonesia; The other is Islam, Protestantism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Members of the Roman Catholic Church represent about three percent of the population of the country.

History

The history of Catholicism in Indonesia began with the arrival of the Portuguese in search of the Moluccas in the 16th century. The Dutch took Ambon 1609. In their field they banned Catholicism. The Catholic Church remained in Flores and Timor in the east, which were under Portuguese control.

In the Moluccas, the priests were replaced by Protestant Dutch. Many Catholics were Protestants.

Archdioceses ( dioceses in brackets)

  • Medan: ( Padang, Sibolga )
  • Palembang: ( Pangkal Pinang, Tanjungkarang )
  • Jakarta: ( Bandung, Bogor )
  • Semarang: ( Malang, Purwokerto, Surabaya )
  • End: ( Denpasar, Larantuka, Maumere, Ruteng )
  • Kupang: ( Atambua, Weetebula )
  • Pontianak: ( Ketapang, Sanggau, Sintang )
  • Samarinda: ( Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Tanjung Selor )
  • Makassar: (Ambon, Manado )
  • Merauke: ( Agats, Jayapura, Manokwari - Sorong, Timika )
Religious organization Maluku Islands Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palembang Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kupang Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Makassar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Merauke Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pontianak Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjarmasin Roman Catholic Diocese of Bogor Roman Catholic Diocese of Denpasar Roman Catholic Diocese of Jayapura Roman Catholic Diocese of Ketapang Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka Roman Catholic Diocese of Malang Roman Catholic Diocese of Manado Roman Catholic Diocese of Manokwari–Sorong Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere Roman Catholic Diocese of Padang Roman Catholic Diocese of Palangkaraya Roman Catholic Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang Roman Catholic Diocese of Purwokerto Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanggau Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibolga Roman Catholic Diocese of Sintang Roman Catholic Diocese of Surabaya Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjung Selor Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjungkarang Roman Catholic Diocese of Timika Roman Catholic Diocese of Weetebula
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