Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang

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Archdiocese of Madang

Archidioecesis Madangana
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Location
CountryPapua New Guinea
Statistics
Area28,732 [1]  km2 (11,093 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016 [1] )
521216
180224 (24.58%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralHoly Spirit Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Anton Bal
Bishops emeritus Stephen Joseph Reichert, OFMCap

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

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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)

Coadjutor archbishops

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References

  1. 1 2 "Madang (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".

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