Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara

Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, was the Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop of Roman [Catholic Archdiocese of Medan|Archdiocese of Medan] from 1976 to 2009.

Biography

Datubara was born in Lawe Bekung in Atjeh and Dependencies|Atjeh], Dutch East Indies, 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.