Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching

Archdiocese of Kuching
Archidioecesis Kuchingensis
Keuskupan Agung Kuching

St Joseph Cathedral, Kuching
Location
Country  Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province Kuching
Statistics
Area 19,173 km2 (7,403 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
1,199,000
188,725 (15.7%)
Parishes 18
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1976
Cathedral St Joseph's Cathedral in Kuching
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Suffragans Diocese of Miri
Diocese of Sibu
Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam
Vicar General William Sabang
Emeritus Bishops John Ha Tiong Hock, Peter Chung Hoan Ting Archbishop Emeritus (1976-2003)
Website
kuchingcatholic.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching (Latin: Archidioecesis Kuchingensis) is a Metropolitan Latin archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, however remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is St Joseph’s Cathedral, in Kuching, Sarawak.

Former auxiliary bishop Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng was appointed Archbishop of Kuching by Pope Francis on 4 March 2017 following John Ha Tiong Hock's resignation. [1]

History

Ecclesiastical Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archbishopric and the following suffragan sees, both daughter dioceses :

Ordinaries of Kuching

(all Latin Church; initially missionary members of a Latin Congregation) [2]

Apostolic Prefects of Sarawak
Apostolic Vicars of Sarawak
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kuching

Statistics and extent

As per 2014, it pastorally served 192,569 Catholics (15.8% of 1,216,000 total) on 19,173 km² in 12 parishes with 37 priests (26 diocesan, 11 religious), 82 lay religious (13 brothers, 69 sisters), 5 seminarians. It also has a Major seminary of St. Peter.

There are about 19 parishes and chapels administering many outstations around the archdiocese.

In Kuching city
Elsewhere

See also

References

Coordinates: 1°33′03″N 110°20′31″E / 1.5508°N 110.3420°E / 1.5508; 110.3420

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