Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan

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Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan

O.Carm.
Bishop of the Diocese of Malang
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Gunawan in 2017
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Diocese of Malang
In office2016–
Predecessor Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro O.Carm.
Orders
Ordination7 February 1982 [1]
Consecration3 September 2016 [1]
by  Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1955-07-13) 13 July 1955 (age 65)
Malang, Indonesia
MottoFideliter Praedicare Evangelium Christi
(Faithfully Preaching the Gospel of Christ)

Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan O.Carm. (born 13 July 1955) is an Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop.

Biography

Gunawan was born on 13 July 1955 to a Chinese Indonesian family in the city of Malang. Gunawan joined the Order of Carmelites on 15 January 1976, and took his solemn vows as a member on 18 January 1981. [2] On 7 February 1982 he was ordained a priest, [1] by then bishop of Malang Franciscus Xaverius Sudartanta Hadisumarta. [3] He has a brother, Antonius Maria Kristijanto Anton Gunawan, who also became a Carmelite priest. Antonius died on 2 October 2015. [4]

Following his ordination as priest, Gunawan continued his education, studying for his master's degree in the field of Scripture at the Pontifical Bible Institute in Rome and graduated in 1986. [5] In 1990, he completed his doctoral program in Biblical Theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, also in Rome. [6]

Gunawan taught New Testament theology at the Widya Sasana seminary. On March 14, 2007, at a ceremony that took place at the Surya Wacana Seminary Hall next to STFT Widya Sasana, Gunawan along with Prof. DR. Berthold Anton Pareira were honored. [7]

From 2012 until his ordination as bishop, Gunawan was president of the Philosophical and Theological Higher Institute ‘Widya Sasana’. [2]

On 28 June 2016, Pope Francis nominated Gunawan bishop of the diocese of Malang, [2] to replace Herman Pandoyoputro. Gunawan was ordained by Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo on 7 February 1982 in Stade Gajayana, Malang, with the co-consecrators being Antonius Subianto Bunjamin and Vincentius Sutikno Wisaksono. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "BISHOP HENRICUS PIDYARTO GUNAWAN, O.CARM". Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel . Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Pesta Perak Imamat" (in Indonesian). 20 February 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Putra, ed. (26 June 2016). "Pemimpin Tahta Suci Angkat Dr. Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan O.Carm Sebagai Uskup Malang" (in Indonesian). Kupang Tribun News. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Malang (Indonesia) e nomina del successore" (PDF) (in Italian). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Hariyadi, Mathias (28 June 2016). "Uskup Baru Keuskupan Malang: Sekilas Riwayat Hidup Mgr. Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan O.Carm" (in Indonesian). SESAWI.NET. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ↑ C. Wardjoko (1 April 2007). "Buah Dedikasi Total" (in Indonesian). Hidup Katolik. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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