Keuskupan Surabaya

What Keuskupan Surabaya does

Keuskupan Surabaya (Diocese of Surabaya, legal name: Gereja Katolik Keuskupan Surabaya) is a Catholic diocese headquartered at Jl. Polisi Istimewa No.17, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, operating under the canonical authority of the Vatican and the administrative umbrella of KWI (Konferensi Wali Gereja Indonesia — Indonesian Bishops' Conference). The entity has no commercial revenue model; it is registered as a non-profit religious organization (firm_type: nonprofit_organization), led by Bishop Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo. Pastoral services are delivered through a hierarchical delivery network: 7 Kevikepan (deaneries) — Surabaya Barat, Surabaya Selatan, Surabaya Utara, Blitar, Blora, Kategorial, and Religius — subdivided into parishes and 1,418 Lingkungan/Stasi (small faith communities), with operational reporting captured for 1,129 of these units.

The diocese functions as a federation of 19 wholly-owned operating commissions/units (Sekretariat SGP3HA, Panitia APP, PSE, Karya Sosial, Karina, JPIC, HAK, Kerawam, REKAT, OMK, Perlindungan Anak, PPMKS, Paroki, PUSDOKPAS, Pastoral Kategorial, Karya Pendidikan, Karya Kesehatan, Badan Koordinasi Religius, KKI) covering sacramental, catechetical, social-economic, charity, justice-and-peace, family, youth, child-protection, student, education, and healthcare ministries. The diocese's distribution network is rooted in the "Pola Pastoral Berbasis Persekutuan" (Communion-based Pastoral Pattern, adopted 2008) and operationalized through the ARDAS 2020-2030 strategic plan produced at MUPAS II in October 2019 with 479 participants. Core "products" are limited to the official website portal, downloadable canon-law/catechism/Vatican documents, and serialized "Pendalaman Iman" faith-deepening materials distributed across all age cohorts — there is no proprietary technology stack, no API, no mobile application, and no paid pricing model. Customer interaction is concentrated entirely in persona-based segments: Catholic families, BIAK (children), REKAT (teens, ~2,000 registered members, 180 companions), OMK (young Catholics), elderly (Lansia), Catholics with disabilities, and Catholic university students. The marketing footprint is light: an Instagram account (@puspasks), the website, WhatsApp contact, and the annual APP faith-deepening programs.

External partnerships are organized through inter-diocesan coordination rather than commercial channel relationships: Karina (Caritas Indonesia, established 2007) connects the diocese to the 162-member Caritas Internationalis network; JPIC Keuskupan Surabaya operates as a partner with JPIC-KWI at the national level (formalized 2025-05-19); PSE collaborated with PSE Keuskupan Malang in 2022-09-05 on a joint Rumah Bersama training center for grape cultivation and eco-friendly farming; and the diocese participates in the annual PSE Se-Regio Jawa coordination framework. The institution is actively operating, with continuous website updates through November 2025 and ongoing MUPAS, retreat, and formator-training events. No public financial disclosure exists, no commercial ownership structure applies, and no commercial revenue band can be triangulated.

Name

Keuskupan Surabaya

Legal name

Gereja Katolik Keuskupan Surabaya

Website

https://keuskupansurabaya.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Keuskupan Surabaya (Diocese of Surabaya) is a Catholic diocese in East Java, Indonesia operating a hierarchical network of seven deaneries, parishes, and small faith communities to deliver pastoral, catechetical, social, educational, and humanitarian ministries to Catholic families, children, youth, students, elderly, and disabled faithful across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious / Pastoral Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations (BPAGAJAJ)

Keywords

• Catholic pastoral services
• Religious education ministry
• Faith formation programs
• Social humanitarian aid
• Ecclesiastical governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Surabaya

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Keuskupan Surabaya is a Catholic diocese that provides pastoral, liturgical, catechetical, social, educational, and humanitarian services to Catholic faithful in East Java, Indonesia. Its core offerings include sacramental and liturgical services at parishes, faith formation programs (Pendalaman Iman APP) for children (BIAK), teenagers (REKAT), young adults (OMK), families, and elderly, as well as social-economic development (PSE), humanitarian aid through Karina (Caritas Indonesia), justice and peace advocacy (JPIC), and interfaith dialogue (HAK), all delivered through a hierarchical structure of 7 Kevikepan, parishes, and Lingkungan small faith communities.

Product overview

Keuskupan Surabaya operates a unified website portal that serves as the central information and resource hub for the Catholic Diocese of Surabaya. The portal encompasses pastoral commissions covering various ministries (family, children, youth, liturgy, catechetics, social development, environmental justice), downloadable church documents (canon law, catechism, Vatican documents, ARDAS strategic plans), and current news/articles including spiritual formation materials and papal communications. The website functions as the primary digital interface for pastoral coordination across the diocese's parishes and communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pastoral Commissions (Komisi-komisi Pastoral)

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JPIC-KWIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2025JPIC (Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation) Keuskupan Surabaya functions as a partner with JPIC-KWI (Kantor Waligereja Indonesia) to implement JPIC vision and mission at the national level, including building communication networks and participating in regional and national coordination meetings.
• PSE Keuskupan MalangcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2022Cooperation in agricultural training and development of a joint training house (Rumah Bersama) focused on grape cultivation and eco-friendly vegetable farming. The collaboration aims to improve productivity, develop human resources, and establish a training center for the Java Region.
• Caritas Indonesia (Karina)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2020Karina (Caritas Indonesia) Keuskupan Surabaya is part of the Caritas Internationalis network with 162 members worldwide. Coordinates disaster response, humanitarian aid, and social development programs. Formed in 2006 and officially established in Keuskupan Surabaya on September 28, 2007.
• PSE Se-Regio JawaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2008Annual PSE (Social Economic Development) meeting for the Java Region, including disaster risk reduction training and network coordination among PSE commissions across Java dioceses.
• Caritas InternationaliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of Catholic charities with 162 member organizations worldwide, based in Rome. Provides international support and coordination for humanitarian and development programs.
• WKRI Keuskupan SurabayaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's Catholic organization collaboration for social programs including waste management training and community development initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Indonesia (Karina KWI): National Catholic charitable organization of which the Diocese's Karina commission is a regional arm. Comparable in disaster response, humanitarian aid, and social development programming across the same Indonesian geography.
• Keuskupan Malang: Suffragan Catholic diocese in East Java under the same Semarang metropolitan province. Directly comparable in scope, geography, and ministries; already a co-development partner with Keuskupan Surabaya on the PSE agricultural training house.
• Keuskupan Bandung: Catholic diocese in West Java with comparable parish- and Lingkungan-based pastoral structure, youth commissions (Remaja, OMK), and engagement with Caritas Indonesia. Functions as a structural peer in scale and operational model.
• Keuskupan Jakarta: Catholic Archdiocese of Jakarta operating a similar diocesan governance structure with parishes, commissions, and social ministries. Slightly more urban focus but same institutional model of governance, catechesis, and social outreach under KWI.
• Keuskupan Agung Semarang: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Semarang, the metropolitan see for the Java Region that includes Keuskupan Surabaya as a suffragan. Operates the same hierarchical diocese model with parish networks, commissions, and pastoral plans under KWI.

Broad incumbents

• Konferensi Wali Gereja Indonesia (KWI): National Catholic Bishops' Conference of Indonesia and the parent oversight body for Keuskupan Surabaya. Sets national pastoral direction, coordinates inter-diocesan programs, and represents the Catholic Church in public policy.
• Muhammadiyah: One of Indonesia's two largest Islamic organizations, operating a parallel structure of schools, hospitals, universities, and grassroots branches (ranting). Comparable as a comprehensive faith-based institution with health, education, and social ministries, though serving a different (Muslim) constituency.
• Nahdlatul Ulama (NU): Indonesia's largest Islamic organization with a vast East Java presence and parallel network of boarding schools, health clinics, and community branches. Functions as both a peer institution in scale and a primary religious competitor in the same East Java geography.
• Caritas Internationalis: Global Catholic charity confederation of 162 member organizations headquartered in Vatican City. Directly relevant as the parent network for the Diocese's Karina commission; provides international coordination, funding, and standards for humanitarian and social programming.

Emerging players

• Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia (PGI): Communion of Churches in Indonesia, the umbrella body for Protestant denominations. Comparable faith-based organizational model with member churches, social programs, and interfaith dialogue—though Protestant, not Catholic, and so a partial competitor for member attention in a multi-faith society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/puspasks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keuskupan-surabaya

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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