Leo Soekoto
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Mgr. Leo Soekoto SJ | |
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Born | Jali, Gayamharjo, Prambanan, Archbishop of Jakarta | 23 October 1920
Mgr. Leo Soekoto,
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
He returned to Indonesia in 1958. In 1960 he was appointed professor of moral theology and canon law at Major Seminary of St. Paul Yogyakarta. In 1962 he was appointed Rector Seminary Yogyakarta, which is now called Institute of Philosophy-Theology.
15 November 1966 summoned to Jakarta to assist the Archbishop of Jakarta,
On 15 August 1970 Soekoto was ordained Archbishop of Jakarta by
The Pope appointed him Apostolic Administrator ad Nutum Sanctae sedis for
Soekoto retired as archbishop of Jakarta on 10 November 1995, and moved to Girisonta Central Java. On 30 December 1995, he died at the age of 75 years, after leading the archdiocese for 25 years.
Coat Archbishop of Jakarta
Soekoto chose the symbol of a shield Jakarta pictorial cross, perched upon the head of a lion roaring. Two sprigs of leaves and fruit jali edited on either side. Then a piece of ribbon that read Scio Cui Credidi. Meaning, lion head describes Leo the Great, Pope, and church scholars. "Protector and savior of the City of Rome from attack nations that have not been cultured." Jali make an analogy of a tree native-born bishop: Jali village, Village Gayamharjo. Sentence over the tape: "I know whom I have believed."
Education
- HIS, Yogyakarta (1937)
- Minor Seminary, Yogyakarta (1943)
- High School Spiritual Life, Unggaran (1947)
- School of Philosophy, Jakarta (1950)
- School of Theology, The Netherlands (1954)
- Gregorian University in Rome (1955)
- Spirituality (Spirituality) in Muenster, West Germany (1955)
- Law of the Church in Rome (1958)
Career
- Lecturer Seminary in Yogyakarta (1959-1966)
- Seminary Rector Yogyakarta (1962-1966)
- Secretary of the Archdiocese of Jakarta (1966-1967)
- Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Jakarta concurrently Parish Priest Block B (1967-1970)
- Archbishop of Jakarta (1970-1995)
- Secretary MAWI (1970)
- Nutum ad Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of Bogor Sanctae sedis (1993-1994)
External links
- (in Indonesian) A brief biography on the site Cathedral Church Jakarta[permanent dead link]
- (in Indonesian) A brief biography on the Diocese website Bogor
- (in Indonesian) Funeral of Mgr. Leo Soekoto
- (in English) Biography at Catholic Hierarchy