Editing Flores (section)

=== Religion ===
[[File:Jesus Statue Maumere.jpg|thumb|Jesus statue in [[Maumere]]]]
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Flores (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://e-database.kemendagri.go.id/dataset/1203/tabel-data?page=23|title=Religion in Indonesia}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Roman Catholic]]
|value1 = 83.56
|color1 = Purple
|label2 = [[Protestantism]]
|value2 = 1.17
|color2 = Blue
|label3 = [[Islam]]
|value3 = 15.21
|color3 = DarkGreen
|label4 = [[Hinduism]]
|value4 = 0.05
|color4 = DarkOrange
|label5 = [[Buddhism]]
|value5 = 0.01
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = Others
|value6 = 0.00
|color6 = Red
}}

The native peoples of Flores are mostly [[Roman Catholic]] Christians, whereas most other Indonesians are [[Islam|Muslim]]. As a consequence, Flores may be regarded as surrounded by a [[geography of religion|religious border]]. The prominence of Catholicism on the island resulted from its [[the Portuguese in Indonesia|colonisation by Portugal]] in the east and early 20th-century support by the Dutch in the west.<ref>{{harvp|Steenbrink|2013}}</ref> In other parts of Indonesia with significant Christian populations, such as the [[Maluku Islands]] and [[Sulawesi]], the geographical divide is less rigid and Muslims and Christians sometimes live side by side. Flores thereby also has less [[Religion in Indonesia#Interfaith relations|religious violence]] than that which has sporadically occurred in other parts of Indonesia. There are several churches on the island. On 26 May 2019, Flores' St. Paul Catholic University of Indonesia was formally inaugurated by Indonesian Education Minister [[Mohamad Nasir]], becoming the first Catholic university in Flores.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dagur|first=Ryan|date=28 May 2019|title=Indonesia inaugurates first Catholic university in Flores|work=La Croix International|url=https://international.la-croix.com/news/indonesia-inaugurates-first-catholic-university-in-flores/10201}}</ref> Aside from Catholicism, Islam also has a presence on the island, especially in some coastal communities.