Bishop declines cardinalate

Pope Francis has accepted the request of Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, not to be created a cardinal at the upcoming Consistory on 7 December, 2024. Sixty-two-year-old Franciscan Paskalis Bruno Syukur was appointed a bishop by Pope Francis in 2013, after serving as Provincial of the Order of Friars Minor in Indonesia.

WelCom November 2024

Pope Francis has accepted the request of Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, not to be created a cardinal at the upcoming Consistory on 7 December, 2024. Sixty-two-year-old Franciscan Paskalis Bruno Syukur was appointed a bishop by Pope Francis in 2013, after serving as Provincial of the Order of Friars Minor in Indonesia. Bishop Syukur expressed his wish not to be made a cardinal but to continue his personal spiritual growth and further deepen his priestly life.