St. Joseph's Cathedral, Pontianak

The St. Joseph's Cathedral [1] (Indonesian: Katedral Santo Yosef) also called Pontianak Cathedral, is a Catholic Church located in the city of Pontianak[2] capital of West Kalimantan province west of the island of Borneo in the Indonesia.[3]

St. Joseph's Cathedral
Katedral Santo Yosef
LocationPontianak
Country Indonesia
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The first church was built in 1908, being blessed the following year. Because the old church did not have enough capacity for the number of parishioners was demolished in 2011. The current structure one of the largest cathedrals in the region, was inaugurated on December 19, 2014 and formally blessed by the Catholic Church on 19 March 2015 at the Feast of St. Joseph. From the beginning until now it has been pastored by the priests of the Capuchin Order.

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother church of the Pontianak Metropolitan Archdiocese (Archidioecesis Pontianakensis or Keuskupan Agung Pontianak) which began as an apostolic prefecture in 1905 and was elevated to its present status in 1961 by the bull "Quod Christus" Of Pope John XXIII.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Agustinus Agus.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Katedral Santo Yosef, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Indonesia – Cathedral of St. Joseph in Pontianak". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  2. Harapan, Sinar. "Santo Josep Katedral Terbesar di Asia Tenggara". sinarharapan.co. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. "CU Muara Kasih Diharapkan Menjadi Pagar hidup". Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  4. Cheney, David M. "Pontianak (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.

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