Education
Born in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, on 9 June 1943, Katoppo studied theology from 1963 at the Jakarta Theological Seminary, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi.
Born in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, on 9 June 1943, Katoppo studied theology from 1963 at the Jakarta Theological Seminary, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi.
In 1979, Katoppo spoke about "Asian Theology: An Asian Woman"s Perspective" at the first Asian Theological Conference in Sri Lanka. She has been described as "independent, forthright, and conversant in a dozen Asian and European languages", and was internationally known as a female theologian. Katoppo died in Bogor on 12 October 2007.
She served the ecumenical idea as a member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT), and was part of the executive committee of the Indonesian National Council of Churches (Post Graduate Institute).