Catholic Party (Indonesia)

Catholic Party
Partai Katolik
Indische Katholieke Partij
ChairmanIgnatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono (1945–65)
Franciscus Xaverius Seda (1965–71)
Ben Mang Reng Say (1971-1973)
FoundedApril 1923 (official founding date)
22 February 1925 (as PPKD)
8 December 1945 (as PKRI)
12 December 1949 (as Partai Katolik)
Dissolved11 January 1973
Merger ofPKRI
Parkit
Perkokaf
Permakat
Perkika
Preceded byPakempalan Politik Katolik Djawi
Merged intoIndonesian Democratic Party
HeadquartersSolo (1945-1948)
Jogjakarta (1948-1950)
Jakarta (1950-)
NewspaperSuara Katolik
Kompas (1965–71)[1]
Student wingUnion of Catholic University Students of the Republic of Indonesia
Youth wingCatholic Youth
IdeologyPolitical Catholicism
Christian democracy
Conservatism[citation needed]
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionChristianity
(Roman Catholicism)
SloganAd 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.

  1. ^ Media dan Politik, Sikap Pers terhadap pemerintahan Koalisi di Indonesia by S. Simarmata, pgs 62-63
  2. ^ "30 Tahun Aksi Politik". Suara Katolik. Jakarta. April 1953. p. 13.
  3. ^ Feeling threatened: Muslim-Christian relations in Indonesia's new order by Mujīburraḥmān, pgs 18, 30-37