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Indonesian Catholics celebrate martyr s beatification
Father Juan Alonso Fernandez served in North Sulawesi before being murdered in Guatemala
Bishop Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu of Manado (center) leads a special thanksgiving Mass on May 2 at St. Francis de Sales Parish Church to celebrate the beatification of Father Juan Alonso Fernandez. (Photo: YouTube)
Catholics in Manado Diocese in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province are celebrating the beatification of Father Juan Alonso Fernandez, a Sacred Heart priest killed in Guatemala who once served as a missionary in the diocese.
Bishop Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu of Manado along with several priests led a special thanksgiving Mass on May 2 at St. Francis de Sales Parish Church in Kokoleh, where Blessed Fernandez served for two years. ....

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