Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | |
---|---|
Malay: Katedral Hati Kudus Yesus | |
![]() The Cathedral's front entrance | |
![]() | |
Location | Johor Bahru, Johor Bahru District, Johor |
Country | Malaysia |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Dedicated | 1982 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Melaka-Johor |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Rt Rev Anthony Bernard Paul |
Priest(s) | Rev Fr Simon Yong Beng Kim SJ |
Minister(s) | Raymond Goh |
Deacon(s) | Gilbert James |
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a church in Taman Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, the most densely populated area of the city, surrounded by housing estates such as Melodies Garden, Taman Sri Tebrau, Taman Pelangi, Century Garden, Taman Sentosa, Kebun Teh and Majidee Park.
History
The cathedral was completed in 1982, officially dedicated on 19 February by Bishop Emeritus James Chan, in the presence of the then-Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Renato Martino (now Cardinal) and all the Bishops of the Conference of Bishops for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
A 25th anniversary rededication was made on 18 February 2007 by Bishop Emeritus Paul Tan of the Melaka-Johor Diocese, in the presence of the then-Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Salvatore Pennachio. The theme was "How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place".
Gallery
-
Altar
-
Seating Area
-
25th Anniversary of The Dedication Ceremony in 2007
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
See also
1°29′13.88″N 103°46′11.78″E / 1.4871889°N 103.7699389°E
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- EngvarB from November 2014
- Use dmy dates from November 2014
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Malay (macrolanguage)-language text
- Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- 1982 establishments in Malaysia
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Malaysia
- Buildings and structures in Johor Bahru
- Churches in Johor
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Malaysia
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1982
- All stub articles
- Roman Catholic cathedral stubs
- Malaysian church stubs
- Pages using the Kartographer extension