Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching
Archdiocese of Kuching Archidioecesis Kuchingensis Keuskupan Agung Kuching | |
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![]() St Joseph Cathedral, Kuching | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Kuching |
Statistics | |
Area | 19,173 km2 (7,403 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (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 |
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Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng |
Suffragans | Diocese of Miri Diocese of Sibu |
Vicar General | William Sabang |
Bishops emeritus | John Ha Tiong Hock Peter Chung Hoan Ting |
Website | |
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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.
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Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is in 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.[2]
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 senior suffragan see).
- Pope Paul VI elevated it to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 31 May 1976.
- Lost territory on 1986.12.22 to establish the Diocese of Sibu as its second suffragan.
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) [3]
- Apostolic Prefects of Sarawak
- , Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (1927.02.05 – death 1935), previously Apostolic Prefect of Labuan and Borneo (Malaysia) (1897.05.04 – 1927.02.05)
- , M.H.M. (1935.11.08 – death 1949)
- , M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (1949.11.18 – 1952.02.14 see below)
- Apostolic Vicars of Sarawak
- , M.H.M. (see above 1952.02.14 - retired 1968), Titular Bishop of Cnidus (1952.02.14 – death 1973.06.29)
- , M.H.M. (1968.02.09 – death 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 (1972 – 1975)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kuching
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) (see above 1976.05.31 – retired 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 – retired 4 March 2017), also President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (2012.08 – 1 January 2017); previously Titular Bishop of Cabapium (1998.01.17 – 2003.06.21) as Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (1998.01.17 – 2003.06.21)
- Simon Poh Hoon Seng (傅雲生) (4 March 2017 – ...), succeeding as previous Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (2015.07.09 – 2017.03.04) and Titular Bishop of Sfasferia (2015.07.09 – 2017.03.04).
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. There is a major seminary of St. Peter.
There are about 19 parishes and chapels administering outstations around the archdiocese.
See also[]
- List of Catholic dioceses in Malaysia
- Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
References[]
- ^ "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching - Mass & Service schedules". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Pope appoints new head to Malaysian Archdiocese of Kuching". www.archivioradiovaticana.va.
- ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kuch0.htm GCatholic.org
Sources and external links[]
- Christian organizations established in 1927
- Kuching
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Malaysia
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century