1°17′45″N 103°51′05″E / 1.29596°N 103.85131°E
Archdiocese of Singapore Archidioecesis Singaporensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Singapore |
Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Coordinates | 1°17′45″N 103°51′05″E / 1.29596°N 103.85131°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 765 km2 (295 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 5,600,000 373,000 (6.7%) [1] |
Churches | 32 |
Schools | 59 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | William Goh Seng Chye |
Vicar General | Stephen Yim James Yeo Peter Zhang, CDD |
Website | |
catholic.sg |
The Archdiocese of Singapore (Latin: Archidioecesis Singaporensis) is an exempt archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. Its territory includes all that is under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Singapore.
Its current archbishop is Cardinal William Goh Seng Chye. Goh took over the archdiocese on 18 May 2013, after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of his predecessor, Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo. The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, located within the Civic District, is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Singapore.
As an exempt diocese, the archdiocese is not a part of an ecclesiastical province, but comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See. The archdiocese is a member of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.