Yustinus Harjosusanto M.S.F. (born 5 September 1953) is an

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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

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, and on 14 April 2002 he was ordained bishop in Saint Mary's Church,

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. On 15 February 2015 Harjosusanto was chosen by

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to be archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samarinda ( la, Samarindaën(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Samarinda in Indonesia. In addition to the cathedral, St. Mary's in Samarinda, there are two other parishes serving the faithful: St. ...

, succeeding the deceased

Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau Florentius Sului Hajang Hau (11 December 1948 − 18 July 2013) was an Demographics of Indonesia, Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1973, Sului Hajang Hau was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Samarin ...

References

1953 births Living people Javanese people People from Magelang Regency 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Indonesia {{Indonesia-RC-archbishop-stub