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
CountryPapua New Guinea
Statistics
Area28,732[1] km2 (11,093 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2016[1])
521216
180224 (24.58%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralHoly Spirit Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnton Bal
Bishops emeritusWilliam Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D.
Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap.

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, O.F.M. Cap., whose resignation was accepted after he reached the age limit.

Coat of arms

The proposed coat of arms was created by Marek Sobola, a heraldic specialist from Slovakia, who also made a redesign of coat of arms for the archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap.

Bishops

Archbishops of Madang (and Ordinaries of predecessor sees)

Coadjutor archbishops

References

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


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