Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara Explained

Type:Bishop
Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara
Archbishop emeritus, Archdiocese of Medan
Honorific-Suffix:OFM Cap
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Medan
Term:1976–2009
Predecessor:Antoine Henri van den Hurk
Successor:Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga
Ordination:22 February 1964[1]
Ordained By:Antoine Henri van den Hurk, OFM Cap
Consecration:24 May 1976
Consecrated By:Justinus Darmojuwono

Antoine Henri van den Hurk, OFM Cap; and
Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X.
Rank:Archbishop
Birth Date:12 February 1934
Birth Place:Lawe Bekung, Atjeh, Dutch East Indies
Previous Post:Capuchin Priest
Motto:Omnibus Omnia

Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, (born 12 February 1934) was the Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop of Archdiocese of Medan from 1976 to 2009.

Datubara was born in Lawe Bekung[1] in Atjeh, Dutch East Indies (present-day Aceh, Indonesia), and was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He served as the titular bishop of the Herceg Novi in 1975. In 1976 at the age of 42 Datubara was installed as the first native-born Indonesian Archbishop of Medan succeeding Antoine Henri van den Hurk. He held the title of archbishop until 2009 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.[2] He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap.. Catholic Hierarchy. 17 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Archbishop Emeritus Datubara Alfred Gonti Pius. UCAN News. 17 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203500/http://directory.ucanews.com/previous/archbishop-emeritus-datubara-alfred-gonti-pius/1914. 17 October 2018. dead.