Profile of the Archdiocese of Kuching in brief

The Diocese of Kuching was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on February 5, 1927. On February 14, 1952, it was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope Pius XII. Elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on 31 May 1976, with the suffragan sees of Miri and Sibu.

Oct 08, 2015

KUALA LUMPUR (Herald Malaysia): The newly ordained Auxiliary Bishop, Rev Simon Poh, was appointed as Titular Bishop of Sfasferia and Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching on July 9, 2015.

With his appointment, Bishop Poh will support the ministry and office of Archbishop John Ha. This will allow them to do more pastoral visits to our parishes and especially the many village communities in the rural parishes in our Archdiocese.

There could be other responsibilities that Archbishop Ha will eventually assign to him.

The Diocese of Kuching was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on February 5, 1927. On February 14, 1952, it was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope Pius XII. Elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on 31 May 1976, with the suffragan sees of Miri and Sibu.

Kuching has the largest Catholic population in the state. There are 11 parishes, with an estimated Catholic population of 197,134.

There is a mixture of various religions and languages in Kuching. Kuching’s population consists of Malays, Chinese, Iban, Bidayuh, other Bumiputras, Melanau, Indian and others. Chinese consist of Foochow, Teochew, Hainan, Cantonese, Henghua and others.


Parishes in the Archdiocese

Cathedral of St Joseph, Kuching (1 outstation)
Church of St Mary, Batu Kawa
Carmelite Chapel, Kuching
Church of St Peter, Pandungan (1 outstation)
Church of St Ann, Kota Padawan (52 outstations)
Church of St Theresa, Serian (98 outstations)
Church of St Stephen, Bau (46 outstations)
Church of St Jude, Bunan-Tebudu (42 outstations)
Church of the Holy Cross, Tebedu
Church of the Sacred Heart, Kota Sentosa (19 outstations)
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, BDC
Church of the Holy Spirit, Lundu (22 outstations)
Church of the Holy Trinity, Kenyalang Park
Chapel of Our Lady Star of The Sea
Chapel of Mother Mary, Kuching
Church of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Sri Aman
Church of Holy Family, Betong
Chapel of Mount Hosanna, Sri Aman

Statistics In Brief (2015)

Approximate total population :1, 159, 167
Catholic population :197, 134
Parishes :11
Outstations/Mass Centres :341
Diocesan Priests :22
Mill Hill Missionaries :3
Franciscan Friars :3
Franciscan Sisters :56
Carmelite Sisters :13
De La Salle Brothers :2
Jesuit Priests :4
Claretian Priests :3
Full time Catechists :26
Seminarians :5

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