St._Joseph's_Cathedral,_Kuching

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching

Church in Kuching, Malaysia

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]

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