Surabaya bishop dies

Surabaya bishop dies

SURABAYA: Hundreds of people mourned on Sunday the death of
Surabaya bishop Johanes Hadiwikarta, who died on Saturday of
diabetes.

Hadiwikarta, 59, was admitted to the St. Vincentius A Paulo
Hospital on Thursday after complaining of feeling unwell.

"We have lost so much. We never expected his death would come
that quickly," one of the mourners, Trisnantya, said.

A requiem mass will be held on Monday at Surabaya Cathedral,
and will be led by Semarang bishop Ignatius Suharyo. The body of
Hadiwikarta will be buried on Tuesday in Puhsarang cemetery in
Kediri, some 150 kilometers southwest of Surabaya.

Pope John Paul II named Hadiwikarta the bishop of Surabaya in
1994, replacing Aloysius Dibjokaryono. -- JP