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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 building of the church was completed in 1953. Fr. Fortier was succeeded by Fr. I. Fernandez, for the next 10 years, followed by Fr. Bernard Binet from 1964 to 1968. Fr. Albert Fortier returned to assume the role of Parish Priest in July 1968. Fr Fortier served in the church until his retirement on 31 December 1986. Fr.
[9] [10] [11] He also held a mass, which attended by 50,000, at the country's National Stadium. [12] [13] On 13 September 2024 the pope met elderly and sick residents, as well as staff, of St. Theresa's Home and hold an interreligious meeting with young people at Singapore's Catholic Junior College before departing from the country 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 (Chinese: 聖若瑟堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located along Victoria Street in the Rochor Planning Area, within the Central Area of Singapore's central business district. The church was constructed from 1906 to 1912 with its foundation stone laid in 1904.
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd before its restoration in 2006. 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.
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]
The list of cathedrals in Singapore, sorted by denominations, is as follows: Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. St Andrew's Cathedral. Roman Catholicism.