Bishop of Sanggau
Msgr. Valentinus Saeng, C.P., was born on 28 October 1969 in Keramuk, diocese of Sanggau. He attended the Saint Gabriel Passionist Minor Seminary in Sekadau. He entered the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Passionists) in 1989, and carried out his studies in philosophy and theology at the interdiocesan major seminary of Malang, Java. He gave his religious vows on 22 August 1996. He was ordained a priest on 26 September 1998. He was awarded a licentiate (1999-2001) and a degree in philosophy (2005-2009) from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas – Angelicum in Rome. He then served as formator and vice superior of Passionist postulants and novices (2001-2004); teacher in the Widya Sasan a high school in Malang (2002-2004 and again from 2009); member of the Commission for the formation of Passionists in Indonesia (2009-2011); superior of the Passionist Student Body in Malang (2009-2013); and translator of official documents of the major Superior Passionists (2011-2012 and from 2019). From 2016 to date he has served as director of the Passionist House of Spirituality in Malang. Additionally, since 2001 he has been a member of the Commissions for the formation of the Congregation of Passionists in the Asia-Pacific Region. He has also a visiting professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Widya Mandala Catholic University of Surabaya, and at the Saint Thomas Catholic University of Medan.