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]