Jakarta Cathedral

Jakarta Cathedral
Gereja Katedral Jakarta
Kathedraal van Jakarta
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Gereja Santa Maria Diangkat ke Surga
De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming
Jakarta Cathedral Gereja Katedral Jakarta Kathedraal van Jakarta is located in Jakarta
Jakarta Cathedral Gereja Katedral Jakarta Kathedraal van Jakarta
Jakarta Cathedral
Gereja Katedral Jakarta
Kathedraal van Jakarta
6°10′09″S 106°49′59″E / 6.169257°S 106.833069°E / -6.169257; 106.833069
LocationSawah Besar, Central Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Religious instituteJesuit
Websitehttp://www.katedraljakarta.or.id/
History
StatusCathedral
Consecrated21 April 1901
Architecture
Architect(s)Antonius Dijkmans, SJ
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1891
Completed1901
Construction cost628,000 Netherlands Indies guilder (in 1891)
Specifications
Length60 metres (200 ft)
Width10 metres (33 ft)
Height60 metres (200 ft)
Number of spires3
Spire height60 metres (200 ft)
Materialsbricks covered with plaster, teak roof construction, and iron construction spires.
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Jakarta
DeaneryCentral Jakarta

Jakarta Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Jakarta, Dutch: Kathedraal van Jakarta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Jakarta, currently Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo.[1] Its official name is Gereja Santa Maria Diangkat ke Surga, derived from the original name in Dutch, De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming (English: The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption). This current cathedral was consecrated in 1901 and built in the neo-Gothic style, a common architectural style to build churches at that time. The Jakarta Cathedral is located in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square and Merdeka Palace, right in-front of the cathedral stands the Istiqlal Mosque.

  1. ^ Museum Gereja Katedral (2005). Sejuta Pesona Gereja Katedral Jakarta (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gereja St. Maria Diangkat ke Surga, Paroki Katedral Jakarta.