Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga
20th and 21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop.
The record
Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga was a 20th and 21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop. Born on 25 September 1941 in Sumatra, Sinaga died on 7 November 2020 in Medan at the age of 79.
Positions held include diocesan bishop (1980), Catholic archbishop (2009–2018) and apostolic administrator (2018). Sinaga studied at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
With a Wikipedia article in 19 languages, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga is No. 98,241 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 25 September 1941, Sumatra
- Died
- 7 November 2020, Medan (aged 79)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Known as
- Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
- Field
- Religion
- Education
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Wikipedia editions
- 19
Did you know
Was 39 when first diocesan bishop (1980).
Lived to 79.
Shares a birthday with William Faulkner and Will Smith.
One of 3 people in the Index born in Sumatra, with Valerie Mahaffey.
Has a Wikipedia article in 19 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1980–Diocesan bishop
- 2009–2018Catholic archbishop
- 2018–Apostolic administrator
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