Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo

Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (born 9 July 1950) is an Indonesian ecclesiastical prelate of the Catholic Church, who has served as the Archbishop of Jakarta since 29 June 2010, succeeding Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. Prior to this position, Archbishop Suharyo was the Coadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta. He currently also serves as the Military Ordinary of Indonesia. Previously, he held the position of Archbishop of Semarang from 1997 to 2009. He is commonly known as Archbishop Suharyo. He was the only Indonesian cardinal who participated as a cardinal elector in the 2025 papal conclave following the death of Pope Francis, which ultimately elected Pope Leo XIV. His father was Florentinus Amir Hardjodisastra, an employee at the Irrigation Service of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. His mother was Theodora Murni Hardjadisastra. He is the seventh of ten siblings. His brothers are Yohanes Subagyo and Suitbertus Ari Sunardi OCSO, and his sisters are Christina Sri Murni FMM and Maria Magdalena Marganingsih PMY. His older brother, Fr. Suitbertus Ari Sunardi, OCSO, is a priest-monk at the Monastery of Santa Maria Rawaseneng in Temanggung Regency, Central Java. Two of his sisters became nuns: Sister Christina Sri Murni, FMM, and Sister Maria Magdalena Marganingsih, PMY. He graduated St. Peter Canisius Minor seminary in Mertoyudan, Central Java in 1968. He completed his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Theology at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, in 1971 and doctoral degree in biblical studies from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome, in 1981.

Suharyo began his primary education at Kanisius Elementary School in Gubuk, Sedayu, and in the fourth grade transferred to Tarakanita Elementary School in Bumijo, Yogyakarta. He continued his education at the Minor Seminary in Mertoyudan, Magelang Regency, Central Java, starting in 1961. He completed his secondary education at the Mertoyudan Major Seminary and graduated in 1968. He then pursued higher education at IKIP Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy/Theology in 1971 and a full degree in Philosophy/Theology in 1976. He chose as his episcopal motto Serviens Domino cum omni humilitate ("Serving the Lord with all humility") from Acts 20:19. He was also a member of the Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) from 2000 to 2006. Suharyo also served as Professor of Theology at Sanata Dharma University Beginning in May 2004. And in the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church (2008).

On 8 September 2000, Suharyo served as co-consecrating bishop in the episcopal ordination of the Bishop of Purwokerto, Julianus Sunarka, S.J. together with the Bishop of Bandung, Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja. The principal consecrator was the Archbishop of Jakarta, Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja, S.J.

On 2 January 2006, he was also appointed Ordinary of the Indonesian Military Forces Ordinariate on 2 January 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. On 16 November of the same year, he was elected First Vice President of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference from 2006 to 2012, while the position of President of the Presidium was held by the Bishop of Padang, Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap.

Archbishop of Jakarta

On 28 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja. Following the request for retirement by Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, S.J. for reasons of age, the Holy See appointed Archbishop Suharyo as Coadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta on 25 July 2009. He officially left the Archdiocese of Semarang on 27 October 2009 and was received by the Archdiocese of Jakarta the following day. During the vacancy in Semarang, Rev. Pius Riana Prapdi was appointed Apostolic Administrator by the Presbyteral council of the Archdiocese of Semarang, until the Bishop of Bandung, Johannes Pujasumarta, was installed as the new Archbishop of Semarang. On 11 November 2009, Archbishop Suharyo resumed his role as First Vice President of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference, while the Presidency remained with Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap.

At Christmas 2012, he protested the roadblocks Indonesian Christian face in getting permission to construct churches on their own property.

He was elected the president of the Episcopal Conference of Indonesia in 2012 until 2022.

He also attended the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation in October 2012 where he advocated for allowing regional bishops' conferences greater authority over translations of the Missal, noting the negative associations attached in Indonesia to the word spirit, which if unmodified indicates an evil spirit. He also attended the Synod of Bishops in October 2015.

Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo embraced by Pope Francis during the inauguration as Cardinal, at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican On 1 September 2019, Pope Francis announced he would make him a cardinal, the third from Indonesia. On 5 October 2019, Pope Francis made him Cardinal Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella. He was made a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on 21 February 2020.

In March 2025, he called on government authorities to release the transgender artist Ratu Thalisa from prison after she was convicted of blasphemy based on the complaints of Protestant groups after she joked that Jesus would have to cut his hair to conform to modern gender stereotypes. Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo said Christians needed a sense of humor, called for respect for "freedom of expression" and said that "only people who are unable to celebrate diversity feel disturbed" by her humor.

In July 2025, Suharyo submitted his resignation as Archbishop of Jakarta. However, during a thanksgiving Mass marking his 50th anniversary on 26 January 2026, he revealed that the Vatican had responded to his letter, with the Pope requesting that he continue his ministry until July 2027.