St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching Explained

St. Joseph's Cathedral
Fullname:Cathedral Parish of St. Joseph, Kuching
Native Name:Malay: Katedral St. Joseph
Location:Kuching
Country:Malaysia
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church
Founded Date:1976
Past Bishop:John Ha Tiong Hock, Peter Chung Hoan Ting
Archdiocese:Kuching
Province:Kuching
Archbishop:Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Vicar: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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia . gcatholic.org. 2016-07-10.
  2. Book: Who's who Malaysia & Guide to Singapore. Morais. J. Victor. John Victor Morais. 1977. John Victor Morais. en.
  3. Book: Ho, Alice Yen. Old Kuching. 1998-01-01. Oxford University Press. 9789835600500. en.
  4. Book: Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei. Reger. Karl-Heinz. Staff. Nelles Verlag. 1997-01-01. Hunter Publishing, Inc. 9783886189021. en.
  5. Pope appoints new head to Malaysian Archdiocese of Kuching, Vatican Radio, 4 March 2017 http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2017/03/04/pope_appoints_new_head_to_malaysian_archdiocese_of_kuching/en-1296628