Darius Nggawa
Darius Nggawa SVD (born May 1, 1929 in Nggela , Indonesia , † January 9, 2008 in Maumere ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Larantuka on Flores in Indonesia.
Life
Darius Nggawa joined the religious order of Steyler Missionaries (SVD) and was ordained a priest on October 12, 1955 .
In 1974 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed bishop of the Larantuka diocese , a diocese at the eastern end of the island of Flores and belonging to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara . He was ordained bishop on June 16, 1974, by his predecessor Antoine Hubert Thijssen ; Co- consecrators were Donatus Djagom , Archbishop of Endeh, and Vitalis Djebarus , Bishop of Denpasar. In 2003 Pope John Paul II accepted Darius Nggawa's resignation.
He campaigned against the increasing violence and corruption in Indonesia. He was one of the key supporters of the AsIPA (Asia Integral Pastoral Approach) initiative.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bishop says mob violence no way to fight corruption ( Memento of March 15, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), cathnews, November 21, 2003
- ↑ Small Christian Communities - a worldwide, but very heterogeneous phenomenon
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Hubert Thijssen |
Bishop of Larantuka 1974-2004 |
Franciscus Kopong Kung |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nggawa, Darius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nggawa, Darius SVD |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian theologian and Bishop of Larantuka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nggela , Indonesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2008 |
| Place of death | Maumere |