Dimas Pele Alu Appointed New Delegate General for Formation

Alexander Romualdus Dimas Pele Alu, O. Carm., has been appointed the Delegate General for Formation by the General Council.

He was born in Batu, Indonesia, on June 19, 1988. He completed his secondary education at the Seminari Menengah Roh Kudus in Tuka, Bali. He made his temporary profession at the Chapel of the Regina Apostolorum Monastery in Batu on July 12, 2009, and later his solemn profession at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Kayutangan, Malang, on July 9, 2015. He was ordained a priest at the Maria Bunda Karmel Cathedral in Malang on August 25, 2016.

Alexander pursued higher education in philosophy and theology, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology from STFT Widya Sasana in Malang (2009–2013) and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Theology from the same institution (2014–2016). He further specialized in biblical studies, completing a Master’s Degree in Sacred Scripture at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (2018–2020). Currently, he serves as a lecturer at STFT Widya Sasana in Malang and as a formator for post-novitiate friars at the St. Titus Brandsma Friary in Rajabasa-Malang.