Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara
20th and 21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop
Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, (12 February 1934 – 17 October 2025) was the Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop of Archdiocese of Medan from 1976 to 2009.
Biography
Datubara was born in Lawe Bekung 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. He was a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He died in Medan on 17 October 2025, at the age of 91.
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