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.
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
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).
^"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
