About John Philip Saklil
Lived 1960 – 2019 (aged 59). John Philip Saklil was an Indonesian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Saklil was born in Kokonao, Netherlands New Guinea to Moluccan transmigrant parents from the Kei Islands on 20 March 1960. He studied in Indonesia and the Philippines before being ordained a priest of the Diocese of Jayapura on 23 October 1988. He fulfilled pastoral assignments until 1993 and then studied for three years at the East Asian Pastoral Institute in Manila. Returning to Jayapura, he was vicar general from 1996 to 1999 and then episcopal vicar for the western part of the diocese, based in Timika, from 2000 to 2004.
On 10 January 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed him the first Bishop of newly established Diocese of Timika.
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Who was John Philip Saklil?
Indonesian Bishop
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John Philip Saklil was born on 20 March 1960 in Kokonao, Netherlands New Guinea.
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John Philip Saklil died on 3 August 2019 in Indonesia.
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John Philip Saklil was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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John Philip Saklil was Indonesian.
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