Kornelius Sipayung | |
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Archbishop of Medan | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Medan |
Predecessor | Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga |
Orders | |
Ordination | 11 December 1999 by Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara |
Consecration | 2 February 2019 by Piero Pioppo |
Personal details | |
Born | Bandar Hinalang-Kabanjahe, North Sumatra | 26 August 1970
Nationality | Indonesian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Deus Meus et Omnia |
Kornelius Sipayung, OFM Cap (born 26 August 1970) is the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan.
Sipayung was born in Bandar Hinalang-Kabanjahe, North Sumatra, Indonesia. [1] He attended Christus Sacerdos Minor Seminary, Pematangsiantar before being ordained to the priesthood on 11 December 1999. [1] He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. [2] In 2002, he studied dogmatic theology at Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He served as a lecturer in various theological disciplines at St. John's School of Philosophy and Theology in Pematangsiantar since 2005. [1]
Pope Francis appointed Sipayung as the new Archbishop of Medan to succeed Archbishop Emeritus Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, whose resignation was accepted by the Pope on 8 December 2018. [1] Sipayung was ordained as archbishop on 2 February 2019, his principal consecrator being Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia. [3]
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