FROM THE PILLAR, PRESS TITLE FOR FULL STORY:
Bishop who declined red hat resigns at 63
Bishop Syukur stepped down citing ‘obedience’ to the Holy See
The Vatican announced Jan. 19 that Pope Leo XIV had accepted the resignation of Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., as head of the Diocese of Bogor.
The Vatican did not give a reason for Syukur’s highly unusual resignation at the age of 63, 12 years after he was appointed to lead the Bogor diocese and 12 years before he would be expected to tender his resignation to the pope. There have been no public reports that Syukur is suffering from health issues.
that he would be among 21 new cardinals created in December that year.
But the Vatican said on Oct. 22, 2024, that Syukur had asked not to be created a cardinal.
“Pope Francis has accepted the request of His Excellency Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, Indonesia, not to be created cardinal in the upcoming consistory,” the Holy See press office said.
4 comments:
I pray it was for a non-controversial reason, like poor health. I am a bit surprised that the reason has not been leaked.
Father McDonald,
I don’t know this source but it may shed some light on things. Maybe the bishop in Charlotte should take heed. Both this bishop and he may be members of the same religious order:
https://www.ucanews.com/amp/indonesian-bishop-who-renounced-red-hat-resigns-over-conflict/111639
Let me introduce myself. I am a member of the faithful of the Diocese of Bogor and this report is so far the most comprehensive i have found online and is factual to the confusion that is happening on the ground. To us the lay faithful of the Diocese, we have known for some time on the power struggles within the Diocese's governing body but we are still shocked over the Bishop's decision to step down.
As mentioned in the article, the first signs of real and outwards division within the diocese occured when Father Natet, the rector of the Diocese of Bogor's St. Peter & Paul's seminary denounced the bishop in an open letter following the installation of a new Curia (which oddly occured in a private daily Mass without prior announcements) on December 8th 2025, the Diocese's anniversary. This was followed by an investigation involving the Nunciature and the Bishop of Bandung, Mgr. Anton, who is also currently the head of the Indonesian Bishop's conference. This investigation culminated in the dissolution of the new Curia and the reinstatement of the old curia on December 22nd 2025. On that same day, Mgr. Paskalis also published an open letter to the diocese's faithful alleging of "wolves" circling around (https://www.instagram.com/p/DSrdtzmD98X/?igsh=anhmYXNib25wZm96 ).
Last week (as we later found out) Mgr. Paskalis went to the Vatican to explain the allegations around him as a result of the previous investigation. It was at this meeting, Mgr. Paskalis was given an option to stand down as Bishop of Bogor to preserve the peace, as for the last month the clergy of the diocese has been visibly divided on the bishop. As such he offered his resignation which was accepted and announced last monday (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTsbMvPj8sy/?igsh=MWZjaWNkaTBmbWk0Mg== )
Thank you so much for that inside information and being an avid reader. God bless you.
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