Yustinus Harjosusanto Explained

Type:Bishop
Yustinus Harjosusanto
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Samarinda
Honorific-Suffix:M.S.F.
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Samarinda
Term:2015–
Predecessor:Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau
Ordination:6 January 1982[1]
Consecration:14 April 2002
Rank:Bishop
Birth Date:5 September 1953
Birth Place:Srumbung, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Previous Post:Bishop of the Diocese of Tanjung Selor

Yustinus Harjosusanto M.S.F. (born 5 September 1953) is an Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop.

Biography

On 6 January 1982 Harjosusanto was ordained a priest of the congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Family. On 9 January 2002, Harjosusanto was nominated as the bishop of the recently formed Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjung Selor, and on 14 April 2002 he was ordained bishop in Saint Mary's Church, Tarakan.[1]

On 15 February 2015 Harjosusanto was chosen by Pope Francis to be archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda, succeeding the deceased Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.. Catholic Hierarchy. 5 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Paus Fransiskus Tunjuk Mgr Yustinus Harjosusanto Jadi Uskup Agung Samarinda. id. Tribun Kaltim. 17 February 2015. 5 August 2019.