Archdiocese of Medan
Medanen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Medan, Indonesia
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medan is a Latin Rite see in North Sumatra, Indonesia, founded as an apostolic prefecture in 1911 and elevated to archdiocese in 1961. It is led by Archbishop Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap., with suffragan dioceses Padang and Sibolga.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 January 1961
- Latin
- Medanen(sis)
- Patron
- Blessed Denis and Redemptus, martyrs
- Annuario code
- 001002208
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 501,079
- Population
- 14,389,898
- Catholic share
- 3.5%
- Extent
- 102,738 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.9
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Kornelius Sipayung
- Born
- 26 August 1970
- Birthplace
- Bandar Hinalang-Kabanjahe
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CAPPUCCINI
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Medan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Medan
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of PadangPadang
- Diocese of SibolgaSibolga
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].