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 shareof the people living within its bounds
- 3.5%
- Priests
- 320
- Catholics per priest
- 1,566
- Extent
- 102,738 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.9
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.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.