Indonesian Catholics mourn death of Old Testament expert
Father Berthold Pareira spent much of his life as an educator at Widya Sasana School of Philosophy and Theology
Father Berthold Anton Pareira was widely known as an expert on the Old Testament. (Photo: Screenshot of a livestreamed prayer for Father Pareira’s soul on YouTube)
Catholics in Indonesia are mourning the death of an 81-year-old Carmelite priest who was widely known as an expert on the Old Testament.
Father Berthold Anton Pareira died of a heart attack on Jan. 8 at the Catholic-run Panti Waluya Hospital in Malang, East Java province.
He was buried on Jan. 10 at the Sukun Christian Cemetery in the city following a requiem Mass in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Church led by Carmelite Bishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan of Malang.