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Leo Soekoto
Mgr. Leo Soekoto, SJ (born in Jali, Gayamharjo, Prambanan, Sleman, 23 October 1920 - 30 December 1995) was Archbishop of Jakarta from 15 August 1970 to his death. He was appointed priest on 22 August 1953 at the age of 32 years. Soekoto died on Saturday, 30 December 1995 in RS St. Elisabeth, Semarang from cancer of the spinal cord, and was buried in the cemetery complex area Girisonta Retreat House, Central Java. Biography Soekoto was the second of three sons of village headman Gayamharjo, Wongsosentono and Soeratinah. After finishing school he entered the Seminary Medium on the Road Code (now Jalan Abubakar Ali) Yogyakarta for six years. After graduating he entered the Society of Jesus (SJ). He started studying philosophy there, during the Second World War, and entered the Society of Jesus in Girisonta on 7 September 1945. In 1950 he was accepted as a theology student at Maastricht, Netherlands. He studied for four years and was ordained a priest there, on 22 Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleman Regency
Sleman Regency () is an Indonesian regency ( id, Kabupaten) on the island of Java. It is located in the north of the Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region, Indonesia, and has an area of , with a population of 1,093,110 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,125,804 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. Its capital is the town of Sleman. The current regent is Kustini Sri Purnomo. History Pre-Incorporation During the 8th century, the Buddhist Sailendra dynasty controlled Sleman, building numerous temples such as Kalasan. The palace itself was at Ratu Boko. After the fall of the Sailendra dynasty, the Mataram Kingdom ruled over Sleman, taking control of Ratu Boko palace and eventually commingling with the remnants of the Sailendra dynasty. The Sanjaya dynasty, which replaced the Mataram kingdom, later ruled over Sleman and is believed to have built Prambanan 850 CE. Post-Incorporation Sleman was incorporated on 8 August 1950 with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
