Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching
| Archdiocese of Kuching Archidioecesis Kuchingensis Keuskupan Agung Kuching | |
|---|---|
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St Joseph Cathedral, Kuching | |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kuching |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,173 km2 (7,403 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 939,550 140,307 (14.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1976 |
| Cathedral | St Joseph's Cathedral in Kuching |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Ha Tiong Hock |
| Suffragans |
Diocese of Miri Diocese of Sibu Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng |
| Vicar General | William Sabang |
| Emeritus Bishops | Peter Chung Hoan Ting Archbishop Emeritus (1976-2003) |
| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching (Latin: Archidioecesis Kuchingensis) is a Latin ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is St Joseph’s Cathedral, in Kuching, Sarawak.
John Ha Tiong Hock was appointed Archbishop of Kuching by Pope John Paul II on 24 May 2003. Pope Francis has appointed Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng as the Auxiliary Bishop on 9 July 2015.[1]
History
- It was erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on 5 February 1927, on territory split off from the Apostolic Prefecture of Labuan and Borneo.
- It was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope Pius XII on 14 February 1952.
- Lost territory on 1959.12.19 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Miri (now its suffragan see).
- Pope Paul VI elevated it to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 31 May 1976, however remaining ependent on the Roman .
Province
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metripolitan's own archbishorpic and the following suffragan sees :
Ordinaries of Kuching
(all Roman Rite; initially misionary members of a Latin Congregation)
- Apostolic Prefects of Sarawak
- Edmondo Dunn, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (1927.02.05 – death 1935)
- Luigi Hopfgartner, M.H.M. (1935.11.08 – death 1949)
- Jan Vos, M.H.M. (1949.11.18 – 1952.02.14 see below)
- Jan Vos, M.H.M. (see above 1952.02.14 - retired 1968), Titular Bishop of Cnidus (1952.02.14 – death 1973.06.29)
- Karl Reiterer, M.H.M. (1968.02.09 – 1974.12.30), Titular Bishop of Sidyma (1967.02.09 – 1974.12.30), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kuching (1967.02.09 – 1968.02.09)
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (1975 – 1976.05.31 see below), Titular Bishop of Asolo (1970.09.01 – 1976.05.31); previously Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) (1970.09.01 – 1972), succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) (1972 – 1975)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kuching
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) (see above 1976.05.31 – 2003.06.21), also President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (1976 – 1979 and 1994 – 2000)
- John Ha Tiong Hock (2003.06.21 – ...), also President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (2012.08 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Cabapium (1998.01.17 – 2003.06.21) & Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (1998.01.17 – 2003.06.21)
List of parishes
There are 11 parishes administering many outstations around the archdiocese.
- St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching
- St. Peter's Church, Padungan, Kuching
- Holy Trinity Church, Kenyalang Park, Kuching
- Blessed Scarament Church, Stampin, Kuching
- Sacred Heart Church, Kota Sentosa, Kuching
- St. Ann's Church, Kota Padawan, Kuching
- St. Stephen's Church, Bau
- Holy Spirit Church, Lundu
- St. Theresa's Church, Serian
- St. Jude's Church, Bunan Gega, Serian
- Our Lady of Peace Church, Sri Aman
See also
References
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng" retrieved November 8, 2015
Sources and External links
Coordinates: 1°33′03″N 110°20′31″E / 1.5508°N 110.3420°E
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