Aloysius Murwito Explained

Type:Bishop
Aloysius Murwito
Bishop of Agats
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Agats
Term Start:September 15, 2002
Predecessor:Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C.
Ordination:July 7, 1982
Ordained By:Jacobus Duivenvoorde
Consecration:September 15, 2002
Consecrated By:Jacobus Duivenvoorde, Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
Birth Date:20 December 1950
Birth Place:Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Aloysius Murwito (born December 20, 1950) is a Roman Catholic priest and second Bishop of Agats in Indonesia.

The health problems of his predecessor Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, including a quadruple heart bypass in 1999, led to his retirement on May 9, 2001.[1] [2] Murwito succeeded him as Bishop of Agats in 2002.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Zavoral. Nolan . 2000-12-09 . The Bishop's Move . 5B . . .
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsowada.html The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church: Alphonsus Augustus Sowada
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmurwito.html The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church: Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M.