Archdiocese of Singapore

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.^[5][6]

The diocese of Malacca was transferred to the Vicariate Apostolic of Ava and Pegu^[7][8] in 1838 and then the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam^[9] in 1840. In 1841, the church was placed under the jurisdiction of the Vicariate Apostolic of Western Siam that was erected from the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam. Initially called the Vicariate Apostolic of Western Siam, the name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Malay Peninsula and finally the Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore.^{[citation needed]}

In 1886, the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa transferred the jurisdiction over the Portuguese Missions in Singapore and Malacca to the Portuguese Bishop of Macau.

In 1888, the church was once again placed under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malacca when the diocese was revived, following a visit by Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor to Rome for an audience with Pope Leo XIII three years prior.^[10] The Diocese of Malacca was raised to the rank of an archdiocese in 1953. In 1955, the Archdiocese of Malacca was split and an ecclesiastical province was formed in its place comprising the Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore as the metropolitan see and the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur and Diocese of Penang as suffragan dioceses.^{[citation needed]}

In 1972, the Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore was split into the Diocese of Malacca-Johor and the Archdiocese of Singapore with the Archdiocese of Singapore coming under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See.^{[citation needed]}

From 1838 to 1981, there was dual jurisdiction situation in Singapore, 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. This was a legacy of the padroado pronouncement in the 16th century. Dual jurisdiction was ended in 1981, when the Portuguese Mission handed over St Joseph's Church to the Archdiocese of Singapore and, thus, all of Singapore's territories was brought under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.

• Roman Catholic population: 303,000 (including PRs, Expats and Immigrants)
• Churches: 32
• Seminary: 1
• Diocesan Priests: 71
• Religious Priests: 71
• Religious Brothers: 36
• Religious Sisters: 166
• Diocesan Seminarians: 12
• Baptisms: 3521
• Catechumens: 895
• Marriages: 977
• Charitable and Social Institutions: 18
• Educational Institutions: 54 Schools, 53,124 Students

Following his appointment, William Goh made key appointments:^[11]

• Vicar General (Pastoral), Ambrose Vaz
• Vicar General (Administration and Religious), Peter Zhang CDD
• Chancellor, Terence Pereira
• Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelisation, Terence Pereira
• Financial Administrator, Clement Chen

The archdiocese is divided into five district deaneries covering the entire city-state of Singapore, namely the City District, East District, West District, North District and Serangoon District.

Out of the thirty-two churches, three churches in the City District are not parishes, namely the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Saint Joseph's Church and the Church of Saint Alphonsus.

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Name	Address	Church district	Founded	Notes	Image
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd	'A' Queen Street	City	1832	Seat of the Archdiocese of Singapore
Saint Joseph's Church (Bukit Timah)	620 Upper Bukit Timah Road	North	1846
Saint Joseph's Church (Victoria Street)	143 Victoria Street	City	1853	Devotional church
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary	1259 Upper Serangoon Road	Serangoon	1853
Church of Saints Peter and Paul	225A Queen Street	City	1870
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes	50 Ophir Road	City	1888
Church of the Sacred Heart	111 Tank Road	City	1910
Church of Saint Teresa	510 Kampong Bahru Road	City	1929
Church of Saint Alphonsus	300 Thomson Road	City	1935	Devotional church, also known as Novena Church
Church of the Holy Family	6 Chapel Road	East	1935
Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea	10 Yishun Street 22	North	1949
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	24 Highland Road	Serangoon	1953
Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace	4 Sandy Lane	East	1954
Church of Saint Francis Xavier	63A Chartwell Drive	Serangoon	1959
Church of Saint Bernadette	12 Zion Road	City	1959
Church of Saint Anthony	25 Woodlands Avenue 1	North	1960
Church of the Holy Spirit	248 Upper Thomson Road	North	1960
Church of Saint Ignatius	120 King's Road	West	1961
Church of Saint Michael	17 Saint Michael's Road	City	1961
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour	31 Siglap Hill	East	1961
Saint Anne's Church	66 Sengkang East Way	Serangoon	1963
Church of the Blessed Sacrament	1 Commonwealth Drive	West	1965
Church of St Mary of the Angels	5 Bukit Batok East Avenue 2	West	1970
Church of Saint Vincent de Paul	301 Yio Chu Kang Road	Serangoon	1970
Church of the Risen Christ	91 Toa Payoh Central	North	1971
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi	200 Boon Lay Avenue	West	1976
Church of Saint Stephen	30 Sallim Road	East	1978
Church of the Holy Cross	450 Clementi Avenue 1	West	1980
Church of Christ the King	2221 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8	North	1982
Church of the Holy Trinity	20 Tampines Street 11	East	1988
Church of Divine Mercy	19 Pasir Ris Street 72	East	2010
Church of the Transfiguration	51 Punggol Central	Serangoon	2017
Church of Saint Jude Thaddaeus	Tengah Garden Avenue	West	2028	Under construction

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