Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea with suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak.

Archdiocese of Madang Archidioecesis Madangana
Location
Country	Papua New Guinea
Statistics
Area	28,732[1] km2 (11,093 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016[1]) 521216 180224 (24.58%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Holy Spirit Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anton Bal
Bishops emeritus	Stephen Joseph Reichert, OFMCap

The Archdiocese was created in 1966 when it was elevated from a predecessor see.

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang, appointed by Pope Francis on 26 July 2019, is the former Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, Anton Bal. He succeeded Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, OFMCap, whose resignation was accepted after he reached the age limit.

Bishops

Archbishops of Madang (and Ordinaries of predecessor sees)

• Everardo Limbrock, SVD (1896-1914)
• Francesco Wolf, SVD (1922-1944)
• Stephen A. Appelhans, SVD (1948-1951)
• Adolph Alexander Noser, SVD (1953-1975)
• Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, SVD (1975-1987)
• Benedict To Varpin (1987-2001)
• William Joseph Kurtz, SVD (2001-2010) - presently Archbishop Emeritus
• Stephen Joseph Reichert, OFMCap (2010-2019), a Capuchin - presently Archbishop emeritus
• Anton Bal (2019–present); former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea

Coadjutor archbishops

• Benedict To Varpin (1987)
• William Joseph Kurtz, SVD (1999-2001)

References

1. "Madang (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".

External links

• "Archdiocese of Madang". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-06.

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