Archdiocese of Jakarta
Giakartan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Jakarta, Indonesia
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese seated in Jakarta, Indonesia, founded in 1807 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia and elevated to an archdiocese in 1961, with the dioceses of Bandung and Bogor as suffragans. The archbishop is Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, in office since 2010; he submitted his resignation in 2025 and the see remained under his care pending the Vatican's decision as of early 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 August 1973
- Latin
- Giakartan(us)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Assumption
- Annuario code
- 001001711
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 536,598
- Population
- 20,411,000
- Catholic share
- 2.6%
- Priests
- 354
- Catholics per priest
- 1,516
- Extent
- 10,775 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 50
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
- Born
- 9 July 1950
- Birthplace
- Sedayu
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Jakarta Cathedral stands in Jakarta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Jakarta
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BandungBandung
- Diocese of BogorBogor
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A metropolitan Latin archdiocese on Java, Indonesia, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta (Latin: Giakartana) has its episcopal see at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in the national capital, Jakarta.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].