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Since then, the Catholic Church has been free to operate in the Dutch East Indies. [2] The commissioner-general of Batavia, Leonard du Bus de Gisignies (1825–1830), was credited with providing land to build the first Catholic church in Batavia. The former residence of General de Kock in the Weltevredeen area was renovated to be a church.
In 1918, all Catholic schools were put under the jurisdiction of an institute named "Yayasan Kanisius", which produced the first priests and bishops of Indonesia. In the 20th century, the Catholic Church grew quickly. In 1911, Van Lith established the "Seminari Menengah" (minor seminary). Three out of the six candidates that were at the school ...
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta (Latin: Giakartana) is a metropolitan Latin archdiocese on Java, in Indonesia. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, in the national capital Jakarta .
The Catholic Church in Indonesia is composed of 10 archdioceses and 37 dioceses which form 10 ecclesiastical provinces. Indonesia also has a military ordinariate . List of dioceses in Indonesia
The first Catholic presence in Papua was in Fakfak, a Jesuit mission in 1894. In 1902 the Vicariate of Netherlands New Guinea was established. Despite the earlier activity in Fakfak, the Dutch restricted the Catholic Church to the southern part of the island, where they were active especially around Merauke.
The Gereja Santa Perawan Maria Ratu Paroki Blok Q (Indonesian for "Church of the Queen Saint Mary the Virgin Parish of Block Q"), [1] abbreviated as Gereja SPMR Blok Q, [2] or also known as the Gereja Santa is a Catholic parish church in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The oldest church in Jakarta and possibly the oldest surviving church structure in Indonesia. [20] It contains a Baroque pipe organ from the 17th century, which was built in Taiwan. GPM Eben Haezer Church Sila, Nusa Laut, Maluku: 1719 Protestant Portuguese colonial/Indies GPIB Tugu Jakarta Church: Jakarta 1747 Protestant Portuguese colonial/Indies