Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang
| Archdiocese of Madang Archidioecesis Madanganus | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 27,752 km2 (10,715 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 285,154 142,000 (49.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Holy Spirit Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephen Joseph Reichert |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea with suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak. The Metropolitan Archbishop-elect of Madang, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, is the former Bishop of Mendi, Papua New Guinea, Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., a native of Leoville, Kansas in the United States and a Capuchin. He succeeds Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D., whose resignation was accepted upon having reached the age limit. Archbishop Kurtz succeeded Archbishop Emeritus Benedict To Varpin.
Coat of Arms
The proposal of coat of arms created 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.
Archbishops of Madang
- Everardo Limbrock, S.V.D. (1900-1919)
- Francesco Wolf, S.V.D. (1922-1944)
- Stephen A. Appelhans, S.V.D. (1948-1951)
- Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. (1953-1975)
- Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. (1975-1987)
- Benedict To Varpin (1987-2001) - presently Archbishop Emeritus
- William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. (2001-2010); presently Archbishop Emeritus
- Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (2010–present); a Capuchin, former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Madang". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
Coordinates: 5°13′18″S 145°48′25″E / 5.2218°S 145.8070°E