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Military Ordinariate of Indonesia

Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Indonesia

Military Ordinariate of Indonesia Ordinariatus Castrensis Indonesia^[1] Ordinariat Militer Indonesia


Location
Country	Indonesia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 December 1949 (74 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
Vicar General	Lt. Col. Yos Bintoro^[1]

The Military Ordinariate of Indonesia is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police and their families.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 25 December 1949 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Office holders

Military vicars

Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. (appointed 1949 – died 23 July 1963)
Justinus Darmojuwono (appointed 8 July 1964 – retired 31 December 1983)
Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (appointed 28 April 1984 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)

Military ordinaries

Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (appointed 21 July 1986 – resigned 2 January 2006)
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (incumbent, appointed 2 January 2006)