Yustinus Harjosusanto

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Yustinus Harjosusanto

Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Samarinda
Harjosusanto in 2017
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Samarinda
In office2015–
PredecessorFlorentinus Sului Hajang Hau
Previous post(s)Bishop of the Diocese of Tanjung Selor
Orders
Ordination6 January 1982[1]
Consecration14 April 2002[1]
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1953-09-05) 5 September 1953 (age 71)

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

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Archbishop Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Paus Fransiskus Tunjuk Mgr Yustinus Harjosusanto Jadi Uskup Agung Samarinda" (in Indonesian). Tribun Kaltim. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2019.