Military Ordinariate of Indonesia

Military Ordinariate of Indonesia Ordinariatus Castrensis Indonesia Ordinariat Militer Indonesia
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Indonesia
Territory	Personnel of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the Indonesian National Police throughout Indonesia
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately subject to the  Holy See
Coordinates	6°10′00″S106°49′01″E / 6.1667°S 106.8170°E / -6.1667; 106.8170
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	25 December 1949; 75 years ago (1949-12-25)
Cathedral	Jakarta Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint John of Capistrano
Language	Indonesian language
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Ignatius Suharyo
Vicar General	Col. Yos Bintoro [1]
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The Military Ordinariate of Indonesia is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police and their families.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 25 December 1949 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.^{[ citation needed ]}

Leadership

Military vicars

• Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. (25 December 1949 – 23 July 1963, died)
• Justinus Darmojuwono (8 July 1964 – 31 December 1983, retired)
• Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. (28 April 1984 – 21 July 1986, elevated)

Military ordinaries

• Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. (21 July 1986 – 2 January 2006, resigned)
• Ignatius Suharyo (incumbent, appointed 2 January 2006)

References

1. "Pastor Yos Bintoro Diangkat Menjadi Wakil Uskup Militer Indonesia". 25 January 2019.

External links

• Military Ordinariate of Indonesia (Catholic-Hierarchy)
• Military Ordinariate of Indonesia (GCatholic.org)