Alexander Djajasiswaja
Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja (born November 30, 1931 in Surakarta , † January 19, 2006 in Bandung ) was an Indonesian Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Bandung .
Life
He received on 7 September 1958, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope John Paul II called him on July 2, 1984 Bishop of Bandung, a diocese 170 km southeast of Jakarta . He was ordained bishop on November 11, 1984 by Justinus Cardinal Darmojuwono ; Co- consecrators were Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara OFMCap , Archbishop of Medan , and Alphonsus Augustus Sowada OSC, Bishop of Agats .
Djajasiswaja repeatedly called for a dialogue between denominations and religions in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious state. He died on January 19, 2006 after falling into a coma.
Web links
- Entry on Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 14, 2019.
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| SURNAME | Djajasiswaja, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Djajasiswaja, Alexander Soetandio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Bandung |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surakarta |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 2006 |
| Place of death | Bandung |