| Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Jakarta |
| See | The Church of our Lady of Assumption, Jakarta |
| Enthroned | 11 January 1996 |
| Reign ended | 28 June 2010 |
| Predecessor | Leo Soekoto |
| Successor | Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo |
| Other posts | Archbishop of Semarang (1983-1996) Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of Indonesia (1984-2006) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 December 1969 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1983 |
| Created Cardinal | 26 November 1994 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja |
| Born | 20 December 1934 Jagang, Muntilan |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Styles of Julius Darmaatmadja |
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|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Jakarta |
Julius Darmaatmadja (born December 20, 1934) is an Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was created a cardinal in 1994, becoming the second Indonesian to be a cardinal. He served as the Archbishop of Semarang from 1983 to 1996 and Archbishop of Jakarta from 1996 to 2010.
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Darmaatmadja entered Saint Peter Canisius Minor seminary in Magelang, Central Java in 1951 and Society of Jesus in 1957. He studied philosophy from 1961 to 1964 at De Nobili College, Pontifical Athenaeum, Poona, India and theology from 1966 to 1970 at Saint Ignatius College, Yogyakarta. He was ordained priest on December 18, 1969 by Cardinal Justinus Darmojuwono. He was then assigned as parish priest in the Archdiocese of Semarang from 1971 to 1973, in Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus from 1973 to 1978, and then as Rector of Saint Peter Canisius minor seminary from 1978 to 1981. He served as Provincial of the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus from 1981 to 1983.
On 19 February 1983 Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Semarang. He received episcopal consecration from Justinus Darmojuwono on June 29, 1983. On April 28, 1984 he was also appointed Ordinary of the Indonesian Military Forces (ABRI) Ordinariate.
He was created Cardinal Priest of titular see of S. Cuore di Maria by Pope John Paul II on November 26, 1994 consistory, and became the second Indonesian cardinal after Justinus Darmojuwono, who died earlier that year. Upon the retirement of Leo Soekoto he was appointed Archbishop of Jakarta and installed on January 11, 1996. He was elected President of National Bishops' Conference of Indonesia from 1988 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2006.
He submitted his resignation upon reaching mandatory retirement age of 75 and Pope Benedict XVI accepted his retirement on June 28, 2010. He was automatically succeeded as Archbishop of Jakarta by the Coadjutor Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo.
As a Cardinal, he participated in the Papal Conclave on 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI, and will be eligible for any Papal Conclave held before his birthday in 2014.
He has rejected the identification of Islam with terrorism, called upon Christians to forgive Islamic radicals behind church bombings in 2000, and was an outspoken critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq.[1]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leo Soekoto, SJ |
Archbishop of Jakarta 1996 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo |
| Preceded by Justinus Darmojuwono |
Archbishop of Semarang 1981 – 1997 |
Succeeded by Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo |
| Preceded by Justinus Darmojuwono |
Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of Indonesia 1984 – 2006 |
Succeeded by Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo |
| Preceded by Jos Suwatan FX Hadisumarta, O.Carm |
President of National Bishops' Conference of Indonesia 2000 – 2006 1988 –1997 |
Succeeded by Martin Situmorang, OFM.Cap Jos Suwatan |