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Father Yohanes Sonopribadi, was born on June 13,
1950 in a small town Metro in the Province of
Lampung. In 1967 he entered the St. Paul Minor
Seminary in Palembang with the thought of becoming a
diocesan priest. In Yogyakarta he finished his
Philosophy after which, he moved to Parahiyangan
University in Bandung to study Theology. Upon
finishing his studies in 1987 he made his one year
pastoral exposure with Fr. Van Ooij, SCJ, in Kota
Gajah. On February 21, 1979 he was ordained as a
priest. Attracted by the SCJ way of life and work,
he decided to become a religious. With this idea he
entered the Novitiate in Gisting, where after one
year of preparation, on July 20, 1980 he made his
first profession. After the Novitiate he was
assigned in Yogyakarta where he worked closely with
the Catholic Youth Organization (KMPKS). After his
final vows he was assigned for one year in south of
Sumatra in Belitang. Finally from 1984 to 1987 he
worked as a Parish Priest in Muara Bungo in the
transmigration area among the people from central
Java.
In
the beginning of 1988 he was asked, by the
Indonesian Provincial Superior, to join the Mission
in the Philippines. In the fall of 1988 he went to
USA to study English, where he also met the members
of the first group. On May 19, 1998, he arrived in
the Philippines, where he worked for more than 14
years in different places and fields. |
