Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang
The Archdiocese of Madang (Latin: Archidioecesis Madanganus ) is a location in Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Madang.
History
Leo XIII. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land on February 24, 1896 annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of New Britain. Pius X divided them on 25 July 1913 in the prefectures Apostolic Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land and Western Kaiser-Wilhelms -Land.
On November 23 1922 she was charged with the Apostolic Constitution Incumbentis Nobis Apostolic Vicariate and took the name, Apostolic Vicariate Ostneuguinea on. It took the name, Apostolic Vicariate Alexis harbor, on 15 May 1952. The Vicariate was on 18 June 1959 from parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate three Mount Hagen, Lae and Goroka. In the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums it was raised with the Bull Laeta incrementa on 15 November 1966, adopted the present name.
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of Kaiser- Wilhelms- Land
- (July 1900-25. , 1913 ) Eberhard Limbrock SVD
Prefect Apostolic of Eastern Kaiser- Wilhelms- Land
- Eberhard Limbrock SVD (25 July 1913-1914 ) Andreas Puff SVD (1914-1923; Administrator)
Vicars Apostolic of Ostneuguinea
- Francis Wolf SVD (24 November 1922-23. February 1944 ) Wilhelm van Baar SVD (1944-1948; Apostolic Administrator )
Vicar Apostolic of Alexis port
- Adolph Alexander Noser SVD (8 January 1953-15. November 1966 )
Archbishops of Madang
- Adolph Alexander Noser, SVD (15 November 1966-19. December 1975 )
- Leo Arkfeld SVD (19 December 1975-31. December 1987)
- Benedict To Varpin (31 December 1987-24. July 2001)
- William Kurtz, SVD (24 July 2001-30. November 2010)
- Stephen Reichert, OFM Cap (since November 30, 2010 )