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TheSupreme 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 aConfucian church established in 1955 inIndonesia, comprising the communities of practitioners ofConfucianism mostly amongChinese Indonesians.^{[citation needed]} Together with the Hong KongConfucian Academy it is one of the two branches that formed after the dissolution of mainland China's Confucian Church founded byKang 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.^[2]

• In 1883, Boen Tjhiang Soe (Wen Chang Ci 文昌祠), after being rebuilt in 1906, became theBoen Bio (Wen Miao 文廟 orKong Miao 孔廟, "Temple of Culture" or "Temple of Confucius") at Jl. Kapasan No. 131 Surabaya. The colonial Dutch called itGeredja Boen Bio orGeredja 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 inIndonesian, was published byLie Kim Hok.
• In 1897, theFour Books were translated in Indonesian byNjio Tjoen Ean and were published inAmbon.
• In 1900, the translation and commentary ofGreat Learning (Id:Ajaran Besar) andDoctrine 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, twentyChinese-Indonesian community leaders establishedTiong 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 theKhong 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).

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