St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching
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] capital of Sarawak state in northern Borneo island and east part of the Asian country of Malaysia.[4]
| St. Joseph's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Parish of St. Joseph, Kuching | |
Malay: Katedral St. Joseph | |
 | |
| Location | Kuching |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Past bishop(s) | John Ha Tiong Hock , Peter Chung Hoan Ting |
| Administration | |
| Province | Kuching |
| Archdiocese | Kuching |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng |
| Vicar(s) | William Sabang |
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
- "St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- Morais, J. Victor, ed. (1977). Who's who Malaysia & Guide to Singapore. John Victor Morais.
- Ho, Alice Yen (1998-01-01). Old Kuching. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789835600500.
- Reger, Karl-Heinz; Staff, Nelles Verlag (1997-01-01). Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9783886189021.
- Pope appoints new head to Malaysian Archdiocese of Kuching, Vatican Radio, 4 March 2017
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