Catholic Party | |
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| Abbreviation | PK, PKRI |
| 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] |
The Catholic Party of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Partai Katolik Republik Indonesia, PKRI), or simply known as the Catholic Party (Partai Katolik, PK), was a political party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia for the Catholic community which existed from 1923 to 1973. 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.