Appointment of the bishop of Sintang
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Pope Francis has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Sintang (Indonesia) Rev. Samuel Oton Sidin, OFM Cap., Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in Tebet, Jakarta.
Fr. Samuel Oton Sidin, OFM Cap., was born on December 12, 1954 in Pontianka. Following elementary school, he attended the minor seminary in Nyarumkop. Entering the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1977, he completed philosophical and theological studies at the inter-diocesan major seminary in Pematangsiantar in Medan (Sumatra). He professed perpetual vows on July 18, 1982 and was ordained priest on July 1, 1984.
Following ordination he held the following assignments: 1984-1985: parochial vicar in Nyarumkop 1985-1990: studies in spirituality at the Antonianum, Rome; 1990-1993: assistant novice master; 1993-1997: novice master; 1997-2003: Provincial Minister of Pontaniak; 2003-2008: Director of the Rumah Pelangi and of the project for forest conversation; 2009-2012: Provincial Minister of Pontianak; since 2012: Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish in Tebet, Jakarta.
Source: http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/12/21/0924/02056.html#si