The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan ( la, Medanen(sis)) is an

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located in the city of

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

in Indonesia.

History

* June 30, 1911: Established as the

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of Sumatra from the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia * December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Padang * July 18, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Padang * December 23, 1941: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Medan * January 3, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medan

Leadership

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s of Medan (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. (December 8, 2018 - now) **Archbishop

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, O.F.M. Cap. (February 12, 2009 – December 7, 2018 retired) ** Archbishop

Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, (born 12 February 1934) was the Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan, Archdiocese of Medan from 1976 to 2009. Datubara was born in Lawe Bekung in Southeast Aceh Regency, Indon ...

, O.F.M. Cap. (May 24, 1976 – February 12, 2009 retired) ** Archbishop

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, O.F.M. Cap. (January 3, 1961 – May 24, 1976) * Vicars Apostolic of Medan (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (January 1, 1955 – January 3, 1961) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. Cap. (December 23, 1941 – 1954) * Vicars Apostolic of Padang (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Mattia Leonardo Trudone Brans, O.F.M. Cap. (July 18, 1932 – December 23, 1941) * Prefects Apostolic of Padang (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Mattia Leonardo Trudone Brans, O.F.M. Cap. (July 22, 1921 – July 18, 1932) *Prefects Apostolic of Sumatra (Roman Rite) ** Fr.

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, O.F.M. Cap. (1916 – 1921) ** Fr.

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, O.F.M. Cap. (1911 – 1916)

Suffragan dioceses

Padang Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...

Sibolga Sibolga (formerly sometimes Siboga) is a city and a port located in the natural harbor of Sibolga Bay on the west coast of North Sumatra province, in Indonesia. It is located on the western side of North Sumatra, facing the Indian Ocean and is ...

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

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