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Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia

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The Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia (Indonesian: Majelis Tinggi Agama Konghucu Indonesia, MATAKIN; Chinese: 印尼孔教總會; pinyin: yìnní kǒngjiào zǒnghuì) is a Confucian church established in 1955 in Indonesia, comprising the communities of practitioners of Confucianism mostly among Chinese Indonesians.[citation needed] Together with the Hong Kong Confucian Academy it is one of the two branches that formed after the dissolution of mainland China's Confucian Church founded by Kang Youwei in the early 20th century.

Zhong Shu, the logo of the church.

Official statistics

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Confucians in each regency of Indonesia

As of the 2022 Indonesian census, there were 74,899 Confucians in Indonesia, consisting of 0.03% of the population.[1]

Province (2022 census) Total population # of Confucians
Indonesia 277,749,673 74,899
Aceh 5,253,512 0
North Sumatra 15,372,437 766
West Sumatra 5,664,988 6
Riau 6,743,099 2,177
Jambi 3,696,044 741
South Sumatra 8,755,074 162
Bengkulu 2,065,573 9
Lampung 8,947,458 132
Bangka Belitung Islands 1,490,418 29,738
Riau Islands 2,133,491 3,249
DKI Jakarta 11,317,271 1,775
West Java 49,339,490 12,198
Central Java 37,783,666 1,344
D.I. Yogyakarta 3,693,834 65
East Java 41,311,181 2,029
Banten 12,321,660 2,371
Bali 4,304,574 580
West Nusa Tenggara 5,534,583 46
East Nusa Tenggara 5,543,239 20
West Kalimantan 4,281,878 15,809
Central Kalimantan 2,706,950 193
South Kalimantan 4,178,229 184
East Kalimantan 3,941,766 355
North Kalimantan 726,989 150
North Sulawesi 2,666,821 430
Central Sulawesi 3,099,717 23
South Sulawesi 9,300,745 70
Southeast Sulawesi 2,707,061 9
Gorontalo 1,215,387 3
West Sulawesi 1,450,610 6
Maluku 1,893,324 59
North Maluku 1,346,267 123
West Papua 559,361 4
Papua 1,073,354 7
Central Papua 1,348,463 42
Highland Papua 1,459,544 4
South Papua 522,844 2
Southwest Papua 604,698 18

History

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  • In 1883, Boen Tjhiang Soe (Wen Chang Ci 文昌祠), after being rebuilt in 1906, became the Boen Bio (Wen Miao 文廟 or Kong Miao 孔廟, "Temple of Culture" or "Temple of Confucius") at Jl. Kapasan No. 131 Surabaya. The colonial Dutch called it Geredja Boen Bio or Geredja Khonghoetjoe, "Church of Confucius" (de Kerk van Confucius). At the present time it is a place of worship for Confucians in Surabaya.
  • In 1886, the first book of Confucius History in Indonesian, was published by Lie Kim Hok.
  • In 1897, the Four Books were translated in Indonesian by Toean Njio Tjoen Ean and were published in Ambon.
  • In 1900, the translation and commentary of Great Learning (Id: Ajaran Besar) and Doctrine of the Mean (Id: Tengah Sempurna) were completed by Tan Ging Tiong.
  • On March 17, 1900, led by the social activist Phoa Keng Hek Sia, twenty Chinese-Indonesian community leaders established Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan, a Confucianist social and educational organisation. It aimed to better the educational and social position of ethnic Chinese in the Dutch East Indies, and reform the practice of Confucianism in the Dutch colony.
  • In 1918, the Confucian Council of Solo (Khong Kauw Hwee 孔教會) was legally founded.
  • In 1923, a congress was held at Yogyakarta, Central Java, which established the Khong Kauw Tjong Hwee (孔教總會), the Central Assembly of Confucianism.
  • On April 16, 1955, it was renamed the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia; Majelis Tinggi Agama Khonghucu Indonesia: MATAKIN).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jumlah Penduduk Menurut Agama" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Religious Affairs. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023. Muslim 241 Million (87), Christianity 29.1 Million (10.5), Hindu 4.69 million (1.7), Buddhist 2.02 million (0.7), Folk, Confucianism, and others 192.311 (0.1), Total 277.749.673 Million
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