Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Indonesia
Relationship assessment
Long-standing ties marked by papal visits and engagement on religious harmony
Vatican City toward Indonesia
+35The Holy See has maintained high-level engagement with Indonesia, including visits by Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Francis. The Holy See has also engaged with Indonesia on interfaith dialogue and religious harmony.
Indonesia toward Vatican City
+35Indonesia has received successive papal visits, including Francis's 2024 visit, and has engaged the Holy See on religious harmony and interfaith dialogue. These high-level contacts reflect continued bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+35The enduring relationship is characterized by sustained diplomatic and high-level religious engagement, particularly through repeated papal visits and shared attention to interfaith dialogue. The scope of practical cooperation beyond these areas is less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Holy See and Indonesia maintain a long-standing relationship marked by papal visits and engagement on religious harmony and interfaith dialogue. Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Francis visited Indonesia, with Francis's 2024 visit providing a recent high-level example. These contacts indicate sustained, cordial cooperation, although the extent of broader government-to-government programs is unclear.
Key developments
Pope Paul VI visited Indonesia, marking an early high-level papal engagement with the country.
Pope John Paul II visited Indonesia.
Pope Francis visited Indonesia and met with Indonesian leaders during a regional visit.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of government-to-government cooperation beyond high-level visits are unclear.
- The implementation and reach of bilateral initiatives on interfaith dialogue and religious harmony are unclear.