Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga

Sinaga was born in Nagadolok^[1] in Simalungun, Dutch East Indies, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1969. He served as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia from 1981 until 2004, when he was installed as Coadjutor Archbishop of the archdiocese Medan. He was appointed archbishop of Medan in 2009, succeeding Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara. He was a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.^[1] In addition to his life as clergy Sinaga has also written about Toba spirituality, later publishing a book expanding on his dissertation from Catholic University of Leuven titled The Toba-Batak High God: Transcendence and Immanence.^[2]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Medan on 7 December 2018.^[3]

On 20 October 2020, it was reported that Sinaga had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.^[4] Sinaga died in hospital on 7 November 2020.^[5]