St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching

St. Joseph's Cathedral
Location Kuching
Country  Malaysia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Joseph's Cathedral[1][2] also called Cathedral of Kuching is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kuching,[3] capital of Sarawak State in northern Borneo island and east part of the Asian country of Malaysia.[4]

The temple 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 the Bishop John Ha Tiong Hock it.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ↑ Morais, John Victor (1977-01-01). Who's who Malaysia & Guide to Singapore. J. V. Morais.
  3. ↑ Ho, Alice Yen (1998-01-01). Old Kuching. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789835600500.
  4. ↑ Reger, Karl-Heinz; Staff, Nelles Verlag (1997-01-01). Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9783886189021.

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