St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching

St. Joseph's Cathedral
Cathedral Parish of St. Joseph, Kuching
Malay: Katedral St. Joseph
Map
LocationKuching
CountryMalaysia
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitewww.stjosephkuching.org
History
Founded1976
Past bishop(s)John Ha Tiong Hock, Peter Chung Hoan Ting
Administration
ProvinceKuching
ArchdioceseKuching
Clergy
ArchbishopSimon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Vicar(s)William Sabang

The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1][2] also called Cathedral of Kuching is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kuching,[3] a Malaysian city situated in the island of Borneo and the state capital of Sarawak.[4]

The building follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main mother church or the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching (Archidioecesis Kuchingensis; Keuskupan Kuching Agung) which gained its current status by bull "Quoniam Favente Deo" of Pope Paul VI.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng since 4 March 2017. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ Morais, J. Victor, ed. (1977). Who's who Malaysia & Guide to Singapore. John Victor Morais.
  3. ^ Ho, Alice Yen (1998-01-01). Old Kuching. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789835600500.
  4. ^ Reger, Karl-Heinz; Staff, Nelles Verlag (1997-01-01). Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9783886189021.
  5. ^ Pope appoints new head to Malaysian Archdiocese of Kuching, Vatican Radio, 4 March 2017 [1]
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