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The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd before its restoration in 2006. The Roman Catholic Church in Singapore was initially under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malacca, [2] [3] [4] established by the papal bull pro excellenti praeeminentia issued by Pope Paul IV on 4 February 1558 as one of two new suffragan dioceses (the other being Diocese of Cochin) to the Archdiocese of Goa.
His consecration was attended by the President of Singapore, Tony Tan Keng Yam, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon, state dignitaries, twenty bishops, more than 170 priests and an estimated 14,000 Roman Catholics, together with representatives of the major religions in Singapore.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic archbishops of Singapore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Catholic Church in Singapore was under dual jurisdiction for most of its history, one tracing authority from the Vicariate Apostolate of Siam down to the present Archdiocese of Singapore and the other with the authority from the Portuguese Mission first from the Archdiocese of Goa and then the Diocese of Macau.
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Singapore and the seat of its archbishop. It is the final resting place of Bishop Edouard Gasnier, the first bishop of the revived Diocese of Malacca and aptly houses the relics of Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert, to whom the owes its name.
A spokesperson from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore said news of the visit "has ignited a wave of excitement and devotion within our community". Singaporean Emma Leong, 12, said she ...
List of Bishops of Singapore inside St Andrew's Cathedral. 1881 George Hose, Bishop of Singapore, Labuan & Sarawak 1881 [1] 1909 Charles Ferguson-Davie [2] 1927 Basil Roberts (1887–1947) 1941 Leonard Wilson; 1949 Henry Baines; 1961 Kenneth Sansbury; 1966 Chiu Ban It; 1982 Moses Tay (Archbishop of South East Asia, 1996–2000)
The new and larger church, i.e. the present Saint Joseph's Church, was completed in 1912 and blessed by the then Bishop of Macau, João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro, who was the impetus behind this project. [1] New buildings were added to the church in 1938, 1954 and 1956.