Eduardus Sangsun

Sangsun was born in Karot, Manggarai district, Flores, in the present-day nation of Indonesia on June 14, 1943.^[1] He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on July 12, 1972.^[1] Pope John Paul II appointed Sangsun as only the third bishop of Ruteng in 1984. Sangsun was formally ordained to bishop on March 25, 1985.^[1] He would remain bishop for over two decades.

Sangsun learned he had heart disease in April 2008 when he travelled to Singapore for a medical checkup.^[1] He flew to Rome and the Vatican in September 2008 to take part in the vow-taking ceremony of Dominican nuns.^[1] He was hospitalized while in Rome. Italian doctors advised Sangsun to have heart surgery while in Italy.^[1] Sangsun declined saying he would rather undergo the procedure in Indonesia.^[1]

Sangsun arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 8, 2008, and was hospitalized on October 10.^[1] He died at the Pantai Indah Kapuk Hospital in North Jakarta of a heart attack on October 13, 2008, at the age of 65.^[1]

Bishop Sangsun's body was taken to St. Carolus Hospital, a Catholic hospital in Central Jakarta, for public viewing.^[1] A requiem mass for Sangsun was held at the Assumption Cathedral in Central Jakarta.^[1]

Sangsun's body was then flown to Ruteng, Flores, for his funeral.^[1] His funeral and burial took place at the Assumption Cathedral compound in Ruteng, Flores.^[1]