Benyamin Yosef Bria
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Benyamin Yosef Bria was the Indonesia
n Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Denpasar. The diocese
is based in the city of Denpasar
, on Bali
, Indonesia
.
Benyamin Yosef Bria was born on August 7, 1956. Bria was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 29, 1985. He was appointed bishop of Denpasar on April 14, 2000 and was formally ordained as the Bishop of Denpasar on August 7, 2000. Bria remained as bishop
until his death in 2007.
In 2005, Bria led memorial masses in Adelaide, Australia, to remember victims of the Bali bombings
.
Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria died of renal failure
at Mount Elisabeth Hospital in Singapore
on September 18, 2007 at 9.18 A.M. He was 51 years old.
According to an Antara News
report, Bria's nieces, Elis, Ela and Gin, all from Atambua
, East Nusa Tenggara
, and two Roman Catholic priests from the Diocese of Denpasar, Fathers Matheus and Hadi, were at his bedside when he died. He was also survived by two cousins, Father Maxi Un and Antonius Un Taolin.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Denpasar. The diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
is based in the city of Denpasar
Denpasar
Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...
, on Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
Benyamin Yosef Bria was born on August 7, 1956. Bria was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 29, 1985. He was appointed bishop of Denpasar on April 14, 2000 and was formally ordained as the Bishop of Denpasar on August 7, 2000. Bria remained as bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
until his death in 2007.
In 2005, Bria led memorial masses in Adelaide, Australia, to remember victims of the Bali bombings
Bali bombings
Bali bombings can refer to either of two separate incidents on the Indonesian island of Bali:* The 2002 Bali bombings, occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali...
.
Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria died of renal failure
Renal failure
Renal failure or kidney failure describes a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter toxins and waste products from the blood...
at Mount Elisabeth Hospital in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
on September 18, 2007 at 9.18 A.M. He was 51 years old.
According to an Antara News
Antara
Antara is the equivalent of a verse in Hindustani classical music.In Hindustani classical music, the fixed section is in four parts of which only the first two are performed regularly: Sthayi - the first line of the Sthayi serves as a Cadence , while the section itself serves as a base for the...
report, Bria's nieces, Elis, Ela and Gin, all from Atambua
Atambua
Atambua is a town in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Belu Regency. The city is located in the west of Timor Island. In September 1999, 250,000 refugees arrived here from East Timor, after their vote for independence and the following violence...
, East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia, located in the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including West Timor. The provincial capital is Kupang, located on West Timor...
, and two Roman Catholic priests from the Diocese of Denpasar, Fathers Matheus and Hadi, were at his bedside when he died. He was also survived by two cousins, Father Maxi Un and Antonius Un Taolin.