Hironimus Pakaenoni (born 14 April 1969) is an Indonesian prelate of the Catholic Church who is the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kupang since 2024.
[1] Hironimus Pakaenoni was born on 14 April 1969 in Noemuti, Kefamenanu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
He pursued further studies and earned a licentiate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy, between 2001 and 2003.
Subsequently, he held positions as a parish vicar at St. Gregory the Great in Oloeta from 2003 to 2004, and as a formator at the St. Michael Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Kupang.
[2] Hironimus also served as a lecturer in dogmatic theology at the Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira in Kupang from 2004 onwards.