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]
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching
- St. Joseph's Cathedral (disambiguation)
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 [1]
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