Antonius Subianto Bunjamin

Mgr. Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, OSC (born 14 February 1968) is a Roman Catholic bishop and President of the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1996, Bunjamin was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia in 2014 succeeding Johannes Pujasumarta.[1]

The Vatican appointed Bunjamin as Apostolic Visitator to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng in 2017,[2] and to the Archdiocese of Merauke in 2019.[3]

Background

Bunjamin was born on 14 February 1968 in Bandung, West Java.[4] When he was a child, he was nicknamed beke, a Sundanese word which means short, because compared to his friends, Bunyamin was short.[5] He grew up in the Parish of Santa Odilia, Cicadas.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bishop Antonius Franciskus Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C."
  2. ↑ "Vatican investigates Indonesian bishop accused of having an affair and misappropriating church funds".
  3. ↑ "Senior Indonesian prelate fired over alleged mismanagement".
  4. 1 2 "Lebih Dekat dengan Uskup Bandung: MGR. Dr. Antonius Subianto Bunyamin OSC - SESAWI.NET". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Beke Menjadi Uskup Bandung". 17 August 2014.
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