Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Kuching / 古晉 (正體中文) / Kuchingen(sis) (Latin)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 19
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2017.03.04 – ...): | Archbishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng (傅雲生) (61) |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kuching (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Archbishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng (傅雲生) (61) Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)
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Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福) (77) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuching (Malaysia)
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Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) (95) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuching (Malaysia)
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Vicars Apostolic of Kuching (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) (95) (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Karl Reiterer, M.H.M.
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Bishop Jan Vos, M.H.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of Sarawak (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Jan Vos, M.H.M. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Luigi Hopfgartner, M.H.M.
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Fr. Edmondo Dunn, M.H.M.
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Area: 19,173 km²
Population: 217,590 Catholics (16.1% of 1,349,930 total)
Pastoral Centres: 12 parishes
Personnel: 41 priests (26 diocesan, 15 religious), 77 religious (17 brothers, 60 sisters), 5 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.15
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