Kornelius Sipayung

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Kornelius Sipayung

Archbishop of Medan
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Medan
Predecessor Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga
Orders
Ordination11 December 1999
by  Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara
Consecration2 February 2019
by  Piero Pioppo
Personal details
Born (1970-08-26) 26 August 1970 (age 53)
Bandar Hinalang-Kabanjahe, North Sumatra
Nationality Indonesian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoDeus 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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