On August 28, Pope Leo XIV appointed an Indonesian bishop as one of the members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, which is headed by South Korean Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik.
Sep 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Siprianus Hormat of Ruteng to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy on August 28, 2025.
FLORES: On August 28, Pope Leo XIV appointed an Indonesian bishop as one of the members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, which is headed by South Korean Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik.
Bishop Siprianus Hormat of Ruteng Diocese in Indonesia is among 12 bishops and eight cardinals named to serve a five-year term as members of the dicastery.
Upon learning of his appointment, Bishop Hormat expressed gratitude to the Pope for the trust bestowed upon him, saying it was a call to share in the Church’s responsibility of forming future priests.
The appointment has brought joy to priests and the faithful of Ruteng Diocese, located on the island of Flores, one of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands. “As a bishop, I am close to the priests, journeying with them both in vocation and in mission duties within the local Church of Ruteng,” he added.
The Dicastery for the Clergy provides guidance and assistance to bishops in the recruitment, training, and ongoing formation of diocesan priests and permanent deacons. —RVA
