Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak.
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- )
External links and References
*cite web|title = Archdiocese of Madang| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmada.html|accessdate =2007-01-06
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