Archdiocese of Singapore
Singaporen(sis)
Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Singapore
The Archdiocese of Singapore is a Latin Church archdiocese covering all of Singapore, established as an independent archdiocese in 1972 from the former Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore. It is an exempt see immediately subject to the Holy See and is led by Cardinal William Goh.
The see
- Rank
- Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 18 December 1972
- Latin
- Singaporen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003065
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 373,000
- Population
- 5,600,000
- Catholic share
- 6.7%
- Priests
- 156
- Catholics per priest
- 2,391
- Extent
- 765 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 488
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- William Goh
- Born
- 25 June 1957
- Birthplace
- Singapore
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd stands in Singapore, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].