Jakarta (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Cardinal, Archbishop
Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed: 22 August 1973
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Indonesia
Square Kilometers: 10,775 (4,161 Square Miles)
Description: Jakarta Special Province, Tangerang district of Banten province, and Bekasi district of West Java province
Official Web Site: http://www.kaj.or.id/
Mailing Address: Keuskupan Agung, Jl. Katedral 7, Jakarta 10710, Indonesia
Telephone: (021)381.33.45; 381.43.22
Fax: 385.56.81

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Batavia
- Latin Name: de Batavia
- Erected: 1826
- Country: Indonesia
Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia
- Latin Name: de Batavia
- Elevated: 3 April 1841
- Vicariate
- Country: Indonesia
Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta
- Latin Name: Diakartanus
- Name Changed: 7 February 1950
- Vicariate
- Country: Indonesia
- Square Kilometers: 6,777 (2,617 Square Miles)
Archdiocese of Djakarta
- Latin Name: Diakartana
- Elevated: 3 January 1961
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Indonesia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jacobus Grooff † (20 Sep 1842 Appointed - 19 Apr 1852 Died)
Petrus Maria Vrancken † (19 Apr 1852 Succeeded - 28 May 1874 Retired)
Adam Charles Claessens † (16 Jun 1874 Appointed - 23 May 1893 Resigned)
Walterus Staal, S.J. † (23 May 1893 Appointed - 30 Jan 1897 Died)
Edmundus Sybrandus Luijpen (Luypen), S.J. † (21 May 1898 Appointed - 2 May 1923 Died)
Anton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. † (21 Jan 1924 Appointed - Mar 1933 Resigned)
Pieter Jan Willekens, S.J. † (23 Jul 1934 Appointed - 1952 Resigned)
Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † (18 Feb 1953 Appointed - 21 May 1970 Retired)
Leo Soekoto, S.J. † (21 May 1970 Appointed - 30 Dec 1995 Died)
Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (11 Jan 1996 Appointed - 28 Jun 2010 Retired)
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (28 Jun 2010 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Batavia
1826	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon	Prefecture Apostolic of Batavia (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia
3 April 1841	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Batavia	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia
4 September 1855	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia	Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo (erected)
22 December 1902	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia	Prefecture Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese (erected)
11 February 1905	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia	Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese} (erected)
30 June 1911	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Suniatra Island and Billiton)	Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra (erected)
16 September 1913	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Islands of Piccola Sonda except Flores)	Prefecture Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda (erected)
20 July 1914	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Island of Flores)	Prefecture Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda
19 November 1919	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Menado and Célebes along with Onderhoorigheden)	Prefecture Apostolic of Célebes (erected)
27 April 1927	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia	Prefecture Apostolic of Malang (erected)
15 February 1928	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia	Prefecture Apostolic of Surabaia (erected)
20 April 1932	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Priangan and Cheribon)	Prefecture Apostolic of Bandung (erected)
25 April 1932	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Pekalongan, Banjoemas, and Kedoe (except Tennangseng and Magalang))	Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto (erected)
25 June 1940	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Central Java (Midden-Java))	Vicariate Apostolic of Semarang (erected)
9 December 1948	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Bantang along with Soekaboemi and Tjandoer)	Prefecture Apostolic of Sukabumi (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta
7 February 1950	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia	Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta
8 November 1957	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta (Bogor)	Prefecture Apostolic of Sukabumi
Archdiocese of Djakarta
3 January 1961	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta	Archdiocese of Djakarta
Archdiocese of Jakarta
22 August 1973	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Djakarta	Archdiocese of Jakarta

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta

1950 29,379 3,500,000 .8% 1 56 57 515 54 256 12 ap1951

Archdiocese of Djakarta

1970 59,846 6,500,000 .9% 8 92 100 598 133 306 ap1971

Archdiocese of Jakarta

1980 148,034 7,545,421 2.0% 8 125 133 1,113 1 218 337 33 ap1981

1990 288,052 10,233,300 2.8% 27 141 168 1,714 261 402 40 ap1991

1998 374,777 10,579,800 3.5% 30 199 229 1,636 407 568 51 ap2002

2002 411,036 11,279,332 3.6% 45 232 277 1,483 393 583 53 ap2004

2013 481,655 12,751,000 3.8% 65 280 345 1,396 467 622 63 ap2014

2016 499,485 19,090,000 2.6% 66 262 328 1,522 439 557 65 ap2017

2019 511,891 19,795,950 2.6% 89 269 358 1,429 490 635 66 ap2020

2021 527,990 20,202,020 2.6% 105 276 381 1,385 477 641 67 ap2022

2023 561,665 20,635,210 2.7% 75 279 354 1,586 458 640 68 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta
1950	29,379	3,500,000	.8%	1	56	57	515		54	256	12	ap1951
Archdiocese of Djakarta
1970	59,846	6,500,000	.9%	8	92	100	598		133	306		ap1971
Archdiocese of Jakarta
1980	148,034	7,545,421	2.0%	8	125	133	1,113	1	218	337	33	ap1981
1990	288,052	10,233,300	2.8%	27	141	168	1,714		261	402	40	ap1991
1998	374,777	10,579,800	3.5%	30	199	229	1,636		407	568	51	ap2002
2002	411,036	11,279,332	3.6%	45	232	277	1,483		393	583	53	ap2004
2013	481,655	12,751,000	3.8%	65	280	345	1,396		467	622	63	ap2014
2016	499,485	19,090,000	2.6%	66	262	328	1,522		439	557	65	ap2017
2019	511,891	19,795,950	2.6%	89	269	358	1,429		490	635	66	ap2020
2021	527,990	20,202,020	2.6%	105	276	381	1,385		477	641	67	ap2022
2023	561,665	20,635,210	2.7%	75	279	354	1,586		458	640	68	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Adam Charles Claessens † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Jun 1874 to 23 May 1893)
Justinus Darmojuwono †
Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 18 Feb 1953; Archbishop: 3 Jan 1961 to 21 May 1970)
Jacobus Grooff † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Sep 1842 to 19 Apr 1852)
Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †
Edmundus Sybrandus Luijpen (Luypen), S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 May 1898 to 2 May 1923)
Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †
Leo Soekoto, S.J. † (Archbishop: 21 May 1970 to 30 Dec 1995)
Walterus Staal, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 May 1893 to 30 Jan 1897)
Anton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1924 to Mar 1933)
Petrus Maria Vrancken † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 4 Jun 1847; Vicar Apostolic: 19 Apr 1852 to 28 May 1874)
Pieter Jan Willekens, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Jul 1934 to 1952)
Evarist Zhang (Chang) Zhiliang †
[Anthony Zhong Quanzhang] †

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 42, Page 446, and Page 447
Archdiocese of Djakarta
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 53, Page 244, to Page 248
Archdiocese of Jakarta
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 65, Page 508, and Page 509

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