Alan Basil de Lastic

Alan Basil de Lastic (24 September 1929 – 20 June 2000) was a prominent Catholic (Latin Rite) clergyman in India who was installed as the fourth Archbishop of Delhi in November 1990.

Birth and education

Alan de Lastic was born in Maymyo, Burma on 24 September 1929. In 1998 he was appointed President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.

Achievements and recognition

de Lastic founded and became president of the United Christians Forum for Human Rights, an interdenominational group. He was appointed a member of the National Integration Council of the Government of India. By the late 1990s, Archbishop Alan de Lastic, John Dayal and a few other clergy and lay leaders had become the voices of the Indian Christian Community.