Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta

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Archdiocese of Jakarta

Archidioecesis Giakartana

Keuskupan Agung Jakarta
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Seal of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta
Location
Country Indonesia
Territory Jakarta, Banten (Tangerang, South Tangerang, Tangerang Regency), West Java (Bekasi, Bekasi Regency)
Ecclesiastical province Jakarta
Deaneries 9
Statistics
Area10,775 km2 (4,160 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
19,090,000
499,485 (2.6%)
Parishes67
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established
  • 8 May 1807
    (as Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia)
  • 3 April 1841
    (as Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
  • 3 January 1961
    (as Archdiocese of Djakarta)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Secular priests 75
Language Indonesian
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo (Cardinal Archbishop)
Suffragans
Vicar GeneralSamuel Pangestu
Bishops emeritus Julius Darmaatmadja (Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus, 1996–2010)
Map
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Location of the Archdiocese of Jakarta in the Ecclesiastical Province of Jakarta
Website
kaj.or.id
Jakarta Cathedral parishioners Umat Katolik Homili.jpg
Jakarta Cathedral parishioners

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta (Latin : Giakartana) is a metropolitan Latin archdiocese on Java, in Indonesia.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, in the national capital Jakarta.

History

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Batavia

Apostolic Vicars of Batavia

Apostolic Vicars of Djakarta

  • Petrus Willekens, S.J. (7 February 1950 – 23 May 1952, resigned)
  • Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. (18 February 1953 – 3 January 1961, promoted)

Archbishops of Djakarta

  • Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. (3 January 1961 – 21 May 1970, retired)
  • Leo Soekoto, S.J. (21 May 1970 – 22 August 1973, renamed)

Archbishops of Jakarta

Titular prelates

Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Batavia

  • Petrus Vrancken (4 June 1847 – 19 April 1852, position changed)

Diocesan Administrator of the Vicar of Djakarta

  • R.P.C. Doumen, S.J. (23 May 1952 – 18 February 1953, job completed)

Diocesan Administrator of Jakarta

  • R.P. Martinus Soenarwidjaja, S.J. (30 December 1995 – 11 January 1996, job completed)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta

  • Ignatius Suharyo (25 July 2009 – 28 June 2010, position changed)

Ecclesiastical province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the metropolitan's own archdiocese and two suffragan daughter dioceses, both also on Java island:

See also

6°10′00″S106°49′01″E / 6.1667°S 106.8170°E / -6.1667; 106.8170

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