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Description:
The
Roman Catholic
Metropolitan
Archdiocese
of
Kuching
() 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 February 5, 1927, and was promoted to the
Apostolic Vicariate
of Kuching
by
Pope Pius XII
on February 14, 1952.
Pope Paul VI
elevated to the rank of a
metropolitan archdiocese
on May 31, 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. The current Archbishop of Kuching is
His Excellency
John Ha Tiong Hock
, having been appointed by
Pope John Paul II
on May 24, 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
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