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Catholic Church in Singapore
Catholic Church in Singapore
Church of St. Teresa
Church of St. Teresa In Kampong Bahru, Singapore. It was gazetted as a National Monument by the National Heritage Board on 11 November 2009.
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationAsian Christianity, Latin
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
GovernanceCBCMSB
PopeFrancis
Apostolic NuncioMarek Zalewski
ArchbishopWilliam Cardinal Goh
RegionSingapore
Language
  • Ecclesiastical Latin
  • English
HeadquartersCathedral of the Good Shepherd
SeparationsProtestantism in Singapore
Official websitecatholic.sg

The Catholic Church in Singapore is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2016, the Catholic Foundation of Singapore reported the Catholic population in Singapore to be over 373,000.[1]

According to the 2020 census, 18.9% of Singaporeans identify as Christians – 37.1% of which identified as Catholic and the 62.9% as 'Other Christians' (chiefly Protestants).[2]

It is currently led by Cardinal William Goh, the 4th Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.[3]

  1. ^ People. (n.d.). Catholic Foundation. Retrieved 14 July 2022, from https://www.catholicfoundation.sg/what-the-church-does/people/
  2. ^ Census of Population 2020 - Religion. (June 2020). Singstat.Gov.Sg. Retrieved 14 July 2022, from https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/visualising_data/infographics/c2020/c2020-religion.pdf
  3. ^ Kurohi, Rei (29 May 2022). "Catholic Archbishop William Goh to be appointed S'pore's first cardinal in August". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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