Indonesia

Brief history of the Province

DIVINE MERCY PROVINCE – INDONESIA

The Province of “Divine Mercy” – Indonesia was canonically erected on 6th January, 2009; however, its foundation dates back as early as 1986, when the first Sisters served at the Nunciature, staying in Sangaji, Central Jakarta. On 17 November 1989, its first house formally opened in Bintaro, South Jakarta and was made part of the Province of St. Joseph – Timor Leste. From 1989 to 2007, Indonesia experienced rapid growth in terms of vocation and thus expansion with the opening of six other houses/communities. To facilitate governance/administration and formation of the growing organism,it was made a Delegation of Timor Leste in 2007 until it formally became a Province in 2009.

PERSONS

There are 71 sisters – 4 of whom are Junior Sisters and 67 perpetually professed.
60 are Indonesians; six Timorese, three Filipinos, one Italian; and one Singaporean.
Novice – 2 Postulants – 9 Aspirants – 5

COMMUNITIES AND MINISTRIES

We have 11 communities in 7 dioceses.

We have two Canossian schools, from Pre School to Elementary Schools. (Kupang & Kasongan).

Sisters also administer and teach in Diocesan schools in Gianyar-Bali and Cibadak-Bogor.

Sisters from our three communities in Jakarta serve in non Canossian Catholic Private schools.

We have a community in Nurobo, Malaka which is multi-ministerial with a Skills Training Centre for the Empowerment of Women; a Polyclinic, a Village Kindergarten school.

We also run a large Canossa Retreat House at Bintaro, in Jakarta.

One community of Sisters are in Yogyakarta.

Three communities have been recently constituted.

• Formation House Community now named Mother of Charity Community
• Community at Palangkaraya, with Sisters serving in the Diocesan hospital and pastoral care in the neighbourhood
• Cibadak Community (Bogor) dedicated to the teaching ministry in the Parish Diocesan School and pastoral care in the neighbourhood

We have an Apostolic group in PIK with two sisters working in a Catholic non Private Schools in Pantai
Indah Kapuk (PIK)-Jakarta.

Divine Mercy Province is a very young Province with its

• 20 sisters from ages 31 to 40 (Green group);
• 32 sisters from ages 41 to 50 (orange group);
• 8 sisters from ages 51- 60 (Pink);
• 3 sister from ages 61-70 ( Yellow)
• 3 sisters from ages 71 to 80 (purple/lilac)
• one sister age 81 and above (blue).