Archdiocese of Jakarta Archidioecesis Giakartana Keuskupan Agung Jakarta | |
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Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Territory | Jakarta |
Metropolitan | Jakarta |
Deaneries | 9 |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,775 km2 (4,160 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 19,090,000 499,485 (2.6%) |
Parishes | 67 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1807 (As Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia) 1842 (As Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia) 1961 (As Archdiocese of Jakarta) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
Secular priests | 75 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo |
Suffragans | Bandung Bogor |
Vicar General | Samuel Pangestu |
Bishops emeritus | Julius Darmaatmadja Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus (1996-2010) |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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