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The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Chinese: 圣母圣诞堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located in Hougang, the North-East Region of Singapore, and is within the Serangoon District. [1] It is well known as the oldest Catholic church for the Teochew community in Serangoon.
The history of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul is closely linked with the beginning and growth of the Chinese Catholic community in Singapore. The church, with its tower, was constructed between 1869 and 1870. It was erected by the Chinese Catholic Mission serving a congregation of all the Chinese dialect groups and their Indian brethren.
The first mass was celebrated in the function hall on 6 April 1969. In June 1969, religious bodies in Singapore were invited by the Singapore Government to tender for a piece of land of 40,000 square feet (3,700 m 2). A month later, the government announced that a Roman Catholic church would be built at the junction of Toa Payoh Central and ...
The Church of St. Mary of the Angels is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore completed in 2004. It is located in the Bukit Batok Planning Area, within the West Region of Singapore. The church is home to both a parish community and Franciscan monastery. [2] Currently, the parish is home to some 8,500 parishioners.
Saint Joseph's Church is noted for its Portuguese-inspired religious traditions, such as the annual Good Friday celebrations. [1] The church is a rectoral church of devotion and not a parish church, hence, the church does not have specific territorial boundaries. [1] Mass in the Latin Extraordinary Form is celebrated here every Sunday at 2 pm. [2]
In 1885, the Catholic Church was incorporated as a legal entity. For hospital staffer Galarrita, 45, who has been in Singapore for 17 years, the papal mass is a gift as it's happening on her birthday.
Saint Joseph's Church (Chinese: 聖若瑟堂) is a Catholic church in Bukit Timah, Singapore.It is located at Upper Bukit Timah Road along the boundary of the Bukit Panjang and Bukit Batok planning areas, within the Northern District of Singapore.
The church's construction began in May 1981. The building, now estimated to cost $2 million, was the "costliest Catholic church" in Singapore at the time. It was to accommodate 600 people. By October, the number of Catholics in the Ang Mo Kio area had grown to around 7000. [2]