On Monday, January 26, 2026, at 10:20 p.m., Father Petrus Pramudyarkara, S. J., passed away at At-Tin Hospital, Bawen, Semarang Regency, at the age of 66. He was a member of the Apostolic Community of St. Stanislaus Kostka College in Girisonta and was known for his contributions to the formation of young people, particularly in the areas of student apostolate and parish ministry. Father Pramudyarkara was born in Ambarawa on October 27, 1960, and was baptized on October 30, 1960. He attended Kanisius Elementary School and Theresiana Junior High School, both in Bedono, and St. Petrus Canisius Minor Seminary in Mertoyudan, Magelang.

He aspired to become a Jesuit and began his novitiate formation at St. Stanislaus Novitiate, Girisonta, on July 19, 1980, and made his first vows on July 16, 1982. After the initial formation, he studied philosophy at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy in Jakarta, did the regency formation for two years as the assistant moderator of the student apostolate of Yogyakarta, and another year at the De Britto College. After completing his regency, he later undertook theological formation at Wedabhakti Faculty of Theology of Sanata Dharma University. He was ordained a deacon on June 3, 1992, and became a priest on July 29, 1992. He underwent his tertian formation at Loyola House of Studies in the Philippines from 1998 to 1999 and took his final vows as a spiritual coadjutor on November 26, 2011, at the Provincial’s Residence in Semarang.

He was known as a passionate figure who accompanied young people and embodied the spirit of Laudato Si through agricultural activities. Father Pramudyarkara passed away after suffering a heart attack. The Requiem Mass was held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at St. Stanislaus Church, followed by a funeral at Maria Ratu Damai Cemetery. All members of the Indonesian Province are requested to celebrate the Eucharist for the repose of Fr. Petrus Pramudyarkara’s soul.

Fr. Pramudyarkara’s Apostolic Assignments after the Sacerdotal Ordination