Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Indonesia

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

1514

Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
1533: Goa (detached from Funchal) - India
1558: Malacca (detached from Goa) - Malaysia
1712: Islands of the Indian Ocean (AP, detached from Malacca) - Indian Ocean
1818: Bourbon (AP, new name, previously Islands of the Indian Ocean) - Reunion, Indian Ocean, etc.
Failed attempt:
1692: Borneo (AV) - (Sultanate of Banjarmasin) Indonesia, Malaysia
1807: Batavia (AP) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1826: Batavia (AP, detached from Bourbon) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1841: Batavia (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1902: New Guinea / Langgur (AP, detached from Batavia AV) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1905: Dutch Borneo (AP, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1911: Sumatra (AP, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1913: Lesser Sunda Islands (AP, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1918: Dutch Borneo (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1919: Celebes (AP, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1920: Dutch New Guinea / Langgur (AV, and new name, previously New Guinea AP) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1922: Lesser Sunda Islands (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1923: Padang (AP, new name, previously Sumatra AP) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1923: Bangka and Biliton (AP, detached from Sumatra AP) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1923: Benkoelen (AP, detached from Sumatra AP) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1927: Malang (AP, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1928: Surabaia (AP, detached from Batavia AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1932: Padang (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1932: Bandoeng / Bandung (AP, detached from Batavia AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1932: Poerwokerto / Purwokerto (AP, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1934: Celebes (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1936: Dutch Timor (AV, detached from Lesser Sunda Islands AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1937: Manado (AV, new name, previously Celebes AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1937: Makassar (AP, detached from Celebes AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1938: Bandjarmasin (AP, detached from Dutch Borneo) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1938: Pontianak (D, and new name, previously Dutch Borneo AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1939: Malang (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1939: Palembang (AP, and new name, previously Benkoelen AP) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1940: Semarang (AV, detached from Batavia) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1941: Bandung (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1941: Medan (AV, new name, previously Padang AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1941: Surabaia (AV) - (Dutch East Indies) Indonesia
1948: Atambua (AV, new name, previously Dutch Timor) - Indonesia
1948: Makassar (AV) - Indonesia
1948: Sintang (AP, detached from Pontianak) - Indonesia
1948: Sukabumi (AP, detached from Batavia) - Indonesia
1949: Amboina and the Island of New Guinea (AP, new name, previously Dutch New Guinea) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1949: Bandjarmasin (AV) - Indonesia
1949: Hollandia (AP, detached from Dutch New Guinea) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1949: Indonesia (Mil.Ord.) - Indonesia
1950: Djakarta (AV, new name, previously Batavia AV) - Indonesia
1950: Denpasar (AP, detached from Lesser Sunda Islands AV) - Indonesia
1950: Merauke (AV, detached from Amboina and the Island of New Guinea) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1951: Endeh (AV, and new name, previously Lesser Sunda Islands AP) - Indonesia
1951: Pangkal-Pinang (AV, and new name, previously Bangka and Biliton AP) - Indonesia
1951: Larantuka (AV, detached from Lesser Sunda Islands AV) - Indonesia
1951: Ruteng (AV, detached from Lesser Sunda Islands, AV) - Indonesia
1952: Tandjung-Karang (AP, detached from Palembang AP) - Indonesia
1952: Padang (AP, detached from Palembang AP) - Indonesia
1954: Hollandia (AV) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1954: Ketapang (AP, detached from Pontianak) - Indonesia
1955: Samarinda (AV, detached from Bandjarmasin) - Indonesia
1956: Sintang (AV, detached from Pontianak) - Indonesia
1957: Purwokerto (AV) - Indonesia
1959: Manokwari (AP, detached from Hollandia) - (Dutch New Guinea) Indonesia
1959: Sibolga (AP, detached from Medan) - Indonesia
1959: Weetebula (AP, detached from Endeh) - Indonesia
1961: Atambua - Indonesia
1961: Bandjarmasin - Indonesia
1961: Bandung - Indonesia
1961: Bogor (D, and new name, previously Sukabumi AP) - Indonesia
1961: Denpasar - Indonesia
1961: Djakarta (Metr.) - Indonesia
1961: Endeh (Metr.) - Indonesia
1961: Ketapang - Indonesia
1961: Makassar (Metr.) - Indonesia
1961: Malang - Indonesia
1961: Manado - Indonesia
1961: Medan (Metr.) - Indonesia
1961: Padang - Indonesia
1961: Palembang - Indonesia
1961: Pangkal-Pinang - Indonesia
1961: Pontianak (Metr.) - Indonesia
1961: Purwokerto - Indonesia
1961: Ruteng - Indonesia
1961: Samarinda - Indonesia
1961: Semarang (Metr.) - Indonesia
1961: Sintang - Indonesia
1961: Surabaia - Indonesia
1961: Tandjung-Karang - Indonesia
1963: Kota Baru (AV, new name, previously Hollandia AV) - Indonesia
1964: Sukarnapura (AV, new name, previously Kota Baru AV) - Indonesia
1966: Manokwari - Indonesia
1966: Merauke (Metr.) - Indonesia
1966: Sukarnapura - Indonesia
1967: Kupang (detached from Atambua) - Indonesia
1968: Sekadau (AP, detached from Pontianak, and from Ketapang) - Indonesia
1969: Djajapura (new name, previously Sukarnapura) - Indonesia
1969: Weetebula - Indonesia
1969: Agats (detached from Merauke) - Indonesia
1973: Banjarmasin (new name, previously Bandjarmasin) - Indonesia
1973: Jakarta (Metr., new name, previously Djakarta Metr.) - Indonesia
1973: Jayapura (new name, previously Djajapura) - Indonesia
1973: Surabaja (new name, previously Surabaia) - Indonesia
1973: Tanjungkarang (D, new name, previously Tandjung-Karang AP) - Indonesia
1973: Ujung Pandang (Metr., new name, previously Makassar) - Indonesia
1974: Ende (Metr., new name, previously Endeh) - Indonesia
1974: Manokwari-Sorong (new name, previously Manokwari) - Indonesia
1980: Sibolga - Indonesia
1982: Sanggau (D, new name, previously Sekadau AP, also detached from Pontianak) - Indonesia
1989: Kupang (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Ende) - Indonesia
1993: Palangkaraya (detached from Banjarmasin) - Indonesia
2000: Makassar (Metr., new name, previously Ujung Pandang) - Indonesia
2002: Tanjung Selor (detached from Samarinda) - Indonesia
2003: Palembang (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Medan) - Indonesia
2003: Samarinda (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Pontianak) - Indonesia
2004: Timika (detached from Jayapura) - Indonesia
2005: Maumere (detached from Ende) - Indonesia
2019: Pangkalpinang (new name, previously Pangkal-Pinang) - Indonesia
2024: Labuan Bajo (detached from Ruteng) - Indonesia

Failed attempt: