Anton Bal

Anton Bal (born 29 November 1963) is a Roman Catholic archbishop from Papua New Guinea.


Anton Bal
Archbishop of Madang
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMadang
SeeMadang
Appointed26 July 2019
Installed31 October 2019
PredecessorStephen Joseph Reichert
Orders
Ordination17 December 1991
by William Joseph Kurtz
Consecration10 September 2007
by Johannes Henricus Te Maarssen
Personal details
Born
Anton Bal

(1963-11-29) 29 November 1963
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Tamalluma (2007-09)
Auxiliary Bishop of Kundiawa (2007-09)
Bishop of Kundiawa (2009-19)
MottoGo na to kim
Coat of armsAnton Bal's coat of arms

Born in Yuri (Kundiawa), Bal was ordained to the priesthood on 17 December 1991. On 5 June 2007, Bal was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa and titular bishop of Tamalluma; he was ordained a bishop on 10 September 2007. He was then appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa on 12 January 2009. He was then appointed archbishop of the metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang on 26 July 2019.[1]

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