Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara

20th and 21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop
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Intro20th and 21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop
PlacesIndonesia
isPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Birth12 February 1934, Sumatra, Indonesia
Age90 years
Star signAquarius
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Biography

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

Datubara was born in Lawe Bekung in Southeast Aceh Regency, 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. He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

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