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 |
| 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 an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on 5 February 1927, and was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope Pius XII on 14 February 1952. Pope Paul VI elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 31 May 1976, with the suffragan sees of Miri and Sibu.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching. John Ha Tiong Hock was appointed Archbishop of Kuching by Pope John Paul II on 24 May 2003.
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
List of Ordinaries of Kuching
- Edmondo Dunn, MHM (1927 - 1935)
- Luigi Hopfgartner, MHM (1935 - 1949)
- Jan Vos, MHM (1949 - 1968)
- Karl Reiterer, MHM (1968 - 1974)
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (1975 - 2003)
- John Ha Tiong Hock (2003–present)