Grand jubilee celebrated

Grand jubilee celebrated

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Thousands of Catholics in Central
Java thronged the Satria Stadium to celebrate the grand jubilee
of the Catholic Church and the induction of the new Purwokerto
Bishop, Mgr. Julianus Kema Sunarka on Friday.

Julianus, who was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Julius
Darmaatmadja, replaced Mgr. Pascalis Hardjasoemarta who died last
year.

Among the attendees of the celebration were Vatican envoy Mgr.
Christope Zakhia El Kalsis, Indonesian Church Conference (KWI)
chairman Mgr. Yoseph Suwatan and chairman of the local National
Awakening Party (PKB) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leader Noer
Iskandar Al-Barsany.

Julianus was born in Japanan village, Sleman regency in
Yogyakarta on Christmas day, 1941. He will serve around 63,000
Christians in Purwokerto and its surrounding towns. (45/edt)