Archdiocese of Kuching
| Archdiocese of Kuching | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malaysia |
| Diocesan bishop | Simon Poh Hoon Seng |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Peter Chung Hoan Ting John Ha Tiong Hock |
| founding | 1927 |
| surface | 19,173 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,231,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 201,719 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 16.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,172 |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Malaysian |
| cathedral | St Joseph's Cathedral |
| Website | www.kuchingcatholic.org.my |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Miri Diocese of Sibu |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching ( Latin Archidioecesis Kuchingensis ) is in Malaysia located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Kuching .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Sarawak with the Breve Quae rei sacrae on February 5, 1927 from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Prefecture Labuan and Borneo . On February 14, 1952, she was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate . It was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese on May 31, 1976.
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- December 19, 1959 to the Vicariate Apostolic Miri ;
- December 22, 1986 to the diocese of Sibu .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Sarawak
- Edmund Dunn MHM (February 5, 1927 - December 31, 1933)
- Luigi Hopfgartner MHM (November 8, 1935-1949)
- Jan Vos MHM (November 18, 1949 - February 14, 1952)
Vicars Apostolic of Kuching
- Jan Vos MHM (February 14, 1952 - February 9, 1968)
- Karl Reiterer MHM (February 9, 1968 - December 30, 1974)
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (1975 - May 31, 1976)
Archbishops of Kuching
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (May 31, 1976 - June 21, 2003)
- John Ha Tiong Hock (June 21, 2003 - March 4, 2017)
- Simon Poh Hoon Seng (since March 4, 2017)
Auxiliary bishops in Kuching
- Simon Poh Hoon Seng (2015-2017)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1950 | 12,230 | 546,000 | 2.2 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 421 | 54 | 11 | ||
| 1969 | 52,700 | 754,598 | 7.0 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 721 | 52 | 103 | 16 | |
| 1980 | 91,960 | 966,000 | 9.5 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2,704 | 32 | 83 | ||
| 1990 | 82,620 | 735,000 | 11.2 | 17th | 12 | 5 | 4,860 | 9 | 63 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 123.740 | 850,000 | 14.6 | 19th | 17th | 2 | 6,512 | 4th | 68 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 140.307 | 939,550 | 14.9 | 24 | 18th | 6th | 5,846 | 10 | 63 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 188,725 | 1,199,000 | 15.7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5,718 | 16 | 70 | 12 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Kuching on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Kuching on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)