Senior Indonesian ecumenical figure dies at 87
Reverend Soritua Nababan played an important role in promoting Christian unity at national and international level
Reverend Soritua Albert Ernts Nababan, a leading international ecumenical figure, has died at the age of 87. (Photo courtesy of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia)
Reverend Soritua Albert Ernts Nababan, a Protestant pastor widely recognized both in Indonesia and the world for his ecumenical work, has died at the age of 87.
He died on May 8 in a Jakarta hospital from respiratory problems.
Communion of Churches in Indonesia chairman Reverend Gomar Gultom paid tribute to the pastor, saying his death was a big loss to the ecumenical movement, both nationally and internationally, and would be felt particularly among Indonesian Christians.