Indonesian Jesuit writer-priest dies at 60
Renowned thinker Bernadinus Herry Priyono will be remembered as an inspiration to many activists fighting for social justice
Father Bernardinus Herry Priyono lies in the Canisius College Chapel in Jakarta. (Photo: Father Andreas Atawolo, OFM)
Indonesian Jesuit priest Father Bernardinus Herry Priyono, widely recognized as a social thinker and well-known writer, has died at 60.
The head of the postgraduate study program at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy died on Dec. 21 in Jakarta after suffering a heart attack.
Father Herry studied sociology at the University of the Philippines in Manila. He earned a doctorate in political economy and social theory at the London School of Economics.