Asia-Pacific

Indonesia

The world's largest Muslim-majority nation is also home to nearly 8 million Catholics — a community shaped by Portuguese colonial mission, the unique Catholic culture of Flores and Timor, and an inter-religious dialogue tradition that is one of the most sophisticated in the world.

Indonesia
Bl. Jacobus Gregorius Mangunwijaya (Indonesian priest and architect, cause open); the Martyrs of Timor-Leste (several causes open from the 1975–1999 occupation)
Indonesia
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (Oct 7) — widely celebrated; major pilgrimage to Sendangsono Marian shrine in Java; All Saints Day (Nov 1)
Catholic Population:
7.9 million
Percent Catholic:
3%
Church Status
Stable
Primary Diocese:
Archdiocese of Jakarta

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