Albertus Soegijapranata
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Mgr. Albertus Soegijapranata SJ |
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Soegijapranata in 1960
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| Archdiocese | Semarang |
| Province | Semarang |
| Metropolis | Semarang |
| Appointed | 1 August 1940 |
| Term ended | 22 July 1963 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Justinus Darmojuwono |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 August 1931 by Laurentius Schrijnen |
| Consecration | 6 October 1940 by Petrus Willekens |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Soegija |
| Born |
25 November 1896 Soerakarta, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 22 July 1963 (aged 66) Steyl, Netherlands |
| Buried | Giri Tunggal Heroes' Cemetery |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents |
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| Motto | 100% Catholic, 100% Indonesian |
Mgr. Albertus Soegijapranata, SJ ([alˈbərtʊs suˈɡijapraˈnata]; Perfected Spelling: Albertus Sugiyapranata; 25 November 1896 – 22 July 1963), better known by his birth name Soegija, was the Apostolic Vicar of Semarang and later its archbishop. He was the first native Indonesian bishop and known for his pro-nationalistic stance, often expressed as "100% Catholic, 100% Indonesian".
Soegija was born in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies, to a Muslim courtier and his wife. The family moved to nearby Yogyakarta when Soegija was still young; there he began his education. Known as a bright child, around 1909 he was asked by Father Frans van Lith to join Xaverius College, a Jesuit school in Muntilan, where Soegija slowly became interested in Catholicism. He was baptised on 24 December 1910. After graduating from Xaverius in 1915 and spending a year as a teacher there, Soegija spent two years at the on-site seminary before going to the Netherlands in 1919. He began his two-year novitiate with the Society of Jesus in September 1920 in Grave, and finished his juniorate there in 1923. After three years studying philosophy at Berchmann College in Oudenbosch, he was sent back to Muntilan as a teacher for a further two years. In 1928, he returned to the Netherlands to study theology at Maastricht, where he was ordained by Bishop of Roermond Laurentius Schrijnen on 15 August 1931; Soegija then added the word "pranata" to the back of his name. He was then sent back to the Indies to preach and became a parochial vicar at the parish in Kidul Loji, Yogyakarta, and in 1934 he was given his own parish in Bintaran. There he focused on creating a sense of Catholicism within the native community, emphasising the need for strong bonds between Catholic families. Soegijapranata was consecrated as the vicar apostolic of the newly established Apostolic Vicariate of Semarang in 1940.
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