Leo Soekoto
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| Archbishop of Jakarta | |||||||||||||||
| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||
| Archdiocese | Jakarta | ||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 21 May 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Installed | 1 July 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Term ended | 30 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Adrianus Djajasepoetra | ||||||||||||||
| Successor | Julius Darmaatmadja | ||||||||||||||
| Other post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Bogor (1993–1994) | ||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 22 August 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 15 August 1970 by Justinus Darmojuwono | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 October 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1995 (aged 75) Semarang, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Buried | Girisonta, Central Java | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Pontifical Gregorian University | ||||||||||||||
| Motto | Scio cui credidi (Latin for 'I know whom I believed') | ||||||||||||||
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Leo Soekoto, SJ (23 October 1920 – 30 December 1995) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the archbishop of Jakarta from 1970 to his death. He was appointed priest on 22 August 1953 at the age of 32 years.
Soekoto died on Saturday, 30 December 1995 in RS St. Elisabeth, Semarang from cancer of the spinal cord, and was buried in the cemetery complex area Girisonta Retreat House, Central Java.