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In the 14th century, the first Catholic mission that reached Indonesia was led by Italian Franciscan friar Mattiussi. In his book "Travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone", he visited several places in today's Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, and Banjarmasin in Borneo, between 1318 and 1330. He was sent by the Pope to launch a mission into the Asian ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic missionaries in Indonesia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
The Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood (Latin: Pontificium Opus a Sancta Infantia) or Missionary Childhood Association, [1] is a Catholic children's association for the benefit of foreign missions. It is one of four Pontifical Mission Societies and is dedicated to fostering children’s awareness of the missionary nature of the Church ...
The Catholic training centre was established at Nyarumkop, close to Singkawang, where children (mostly Dayak, as the Chinese were less inclined towards Catholicism in West Kalimantan than in other parts of Indonesia – in 1980 only 3% of Chinese in West Kalimantan were Catholics) were educated and Catholic teachers trained.
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longest trip of his pontificate, hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of interfaith harmony in a ...
Roman Catholic missionaries in Indonesia (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Christian missionaries in Indonesia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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 Roman Catholic Diocese of Manado (Latin: Manadoën(sis)) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar on Sulawesi island (formerly Celebes) in Indonesia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.