Justinus Darmojuwono

Justinus Cardinal Darmojuwono (2 November 1914 – 3 February 1994) was an Indonesian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Semarang from 1963 to 1981 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1967, becoming the first Indonesian to be a cardinal.


Justinus Darmojuwono
Cardinal
Archbishop of Semarang
ChurchThe Church of Saint Virgin Mary The Queen of Holy Rosary, Semarang
ArchdioceseSemarang
ProvinceSemarang
MetropolisSemarang
Appointed10 December 1963
Term ended3 July 1981
PredecessorAlbert Soegijapranata
SuccessorJulius Riyadi Darmaatmadja
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
Orders
Ordination25 May 1947
by Albert Soegijapranata
Consecration6 April 1964
by Ottavio De Liva
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Djamin

(1914-11-02)2 November 1914
Godean, Yogyakarta
Died3 February 1994(1994-02-03) (aged 79)
Semarang, Indonesia
BuriedKerkhoof Muntilan
NationalityIndonesian
DenominationIslam (1914-32)
Roman Catholic (from 1932)
Previous post(s)
  • Vicar General of Semarang (1962–1963)
  • Military Ordinary of Indonesia (1964–1983)
Alma mater
  • Pontifical Gregorian University
  • Major Seminary of Jogyakarta
MottoIn Te Confido
("I trust in You")
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