Catholic Party Partai Katolik Indische Katholieke Partij | |
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| Chairman | Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono (1945–65) Franciscus Xaverius Seda (1965–71) Ben Mang Reng Say (1971-1973) |
| Founded | April 1923 (official founding date) 22 February 1925 (as PPKD) 8 December 1945 (as PKRI) 12 December 1949 (as Partai Katolik) |
| Dissolved | 11 January 1973 |
| Merger of | PKRI Parkit Perkokaf Permakat Perkika |
| Preceded by | Pakempalan Politik Katolik Djawi |
| Merged into | Indonesian Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Solo (1945-1948) Jogjakarta (1948-1950) Jakarta (1950-) |
| Newspaper | Suara Katolik Kompas (1965–71)[1] |
| Student wing | Union of Catholic University Students of the Republic of Indonesia |
| Youth wing | Catholic Youth |
| Ideology | Political Catholicism Christian democracy Conservatism[citation needed] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholicism) |
| Slogan | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam[2] |
Catholic Party (Indonesian: Partai Katolik) was a political party for Indonesia's Catholics from colonial times to the 1970s. In 1967 members were involved in debates concerning religious freedom in the New Order and the influence of missionaries on the nation. In the following decade it merged with other parties to form the Indonesian Democratic Party,[3] which has since been renamed the Indonesian Democratic Vanguard Party.