Kornelius Sipayung Explained

Type:Archbishop
Kornelius Sipayung
Archbishop of Medan
Honorific-Suffix:OFM Cap
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Medan
Predecessor:Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga
Ordination:11 December 1999
Ordained By:Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara
Consecration:2 February 2019
Consecrated By:Piero Pioppo
Birth Date:26 August 1970
Birth Place:Bandar Hinalang-Kabanjahe, North Sumatra
Nationality:Indonesian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Motto:Deus Meus et Omnia

Kornelius Sipayung, (born 26 August 1970) is the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan.

Sipayung was born in Bandar Hinalang-Kabanjahe, North Sumatra, Indonesia.[1] He attended Christus Sacerdos Minor Seminary, Pematangsiantar before being ordained to the priesthood on 11 December 1999.[1] He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.[2] In 2002, he studied dogmatic theology at Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He served as a lecturer in various theological disciplines at St. John's School of Philosophy and Theology in Pematangsiantar since 2005.[1]

Pope Francis appointed Sipayung as the new Archbishop of Medan to succeed Archbishop Emeritus Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, whose resignation was accepted by the Pope on 8 December 2018.[1] Sipayung was ordained as archbishop on 2 February 2019, his principal consecrator being Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Pope Francis appoints young Indonesian archbishop.
  2. News: Kornelius Sipayung OFMCap Archbishop of Medan.
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsipayung.html Kornelius Sipayung