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Archdiocese of Kuching

Archidioecesis Kuchingensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng, Archbishop
  • Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Archbishop Emeritus
  • John Ha Tiong Hock, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 31 May 1976
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Square Kilometers: 19,173 (7,405 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://kuchingcatholic.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's Office, 1 Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, 93300 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Telephone: (082)242-634
  • Fax: 425-724

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak
5 February 1927ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo (Sarawak) Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching
14 February 1952ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale} (Brunei)
Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak
Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching (and name change)
19 December 1959Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kuching Vicariate Apostolic of Miri (erected)
Archdiocese of Kuching
31 May 1976ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kuching Archdiocese of Kuching
22 December 1986Territory LostArchdiocese of Kuching (Eastern part)
Diocese of Miri (Southern part)
Diocese of Sibu (erected) (Third Division, Sixth Division, and Seventh Division)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak
195012,230546,0002.2%128294215411ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching
196952,700754,5987.0%4033737215210316ap1971
Archdiocese of Kuching
198091,960966,0009.5%1024342,7043283ap1981
199082,620735,00011.2%125174,8609639ap1991
1999118,300760,00015.6%171186,5723659ap2000
2000123,740850,00014.6%172196,5124689ap2001
2001129,300937,60013.8%163196,8055659ap2002
2002133,1291,000,00013.3%153187,3965649ap2003
2003138,510939,55014.7%165216,59576710ap2004
2004140,307939,55014.9%186245,846106310ap2005
2013188,7251,199,00015.7%2310335,718167012ap2014
2016201,7191,231,00016.4%2712395,172167212ap2017
2019212,1341,188,00017.9%2014346,239186312ap2020
2021220,2181,298,44017.0%2213356,291156312ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 248, and Page 249
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 568, and Page 569
  • Archdiocese of Kuching
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 450, and Page 451

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