Statistical Summary
| Approximate population |
1,071,900 |
| Catholic population |
220,218 |
| Parishes |
12 |
| Outstations / Mass centres |
341 |
| Diocesan priests |
25 |
| Mill Hill Missionaries |
1 |
| Franciscan Friars |
2 |
| Franciscan Sisters |
52 |
| Carmelite Sisters |
11 |
| CDD Priests |
1 |
| Jesuit Priests |
4 |
| Claretian Priests |
4 |
| Salesian Priests |
2 |
| Marist Brothers |
2 |
| Full time Catechists |
26 |
| Seminarians (Diocesan) |
6 |
* Source: Kuching Archdiocesan Archives, 2020
Brief history of the Archdiocese of Kuching
- Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on 5 February 1927.
- Promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope Pius XII on 14 February 1952.
- Elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul VI on 31 May 1976, with suffragan sees of Miri and Sibu.
- The seat of the archbishop is St Joseph’s Cathedral, Kuching.
The Ordinaries of Kuching
- Simon Poh Hoon Seng (2017 – present)
- John Ha Tiong Hock (2003 – 2017)
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting (1975 – 2003)
- Karl Reiterer, MHM (1968 – 1974)
- Jan Vos, MHM (1949 – 1968)
- Luigi Hopfgartner, MHM (1935 – 1949)
- Edmondo Dunn, MHM (1927 – 1935)
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Last updated: 12 August 2021