Bishop who declined red hat resigns at 63

Bishop who declined red hat resigns at 63

Editor’s note: This story is developing and has been updated.An Indonesian churchman who declined the cardinal’s red hat in 2024 resigned 12 years early as a diocesan bishop Monday, citing “obedience” to the Holy See.Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M. Screenshot from @KomisiKomsosKeuskupanBogor YouTube channel.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 Di…

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of bishop whom Pope Francis appointed cardinal, but who “did not want” to receive the appointment - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / Rome, 01.20.2026).- On Monday, 19 January 2026, the Vatican quietly reshaped the immediate future of the Diocese of Bogor, in Indonesia, by accepting the resignation of its bishop, Monsignor Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., and placing the local Church under temporary governance. Pope Leo appointed Monsignor Christophorus Tri Harsono, Bishop of Purwokerto, as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis, entrusting …