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Passionists. The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi), abbreviated CP, [3] are a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men, founded by Paul of the Cross in 1720, with a special emphasis on and devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ.
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]
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (Chinese: 善牧主教座堂) is the oldest Catholic church in Singapore, built in 1847. [2] It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District. Bounded by the parallel Queen and Victoria Streets, and Bras Basah Road, the cathedral sits within shaded grounds.
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.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour is the Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary as represented in a Byzantine icon from the 15th Century. The icon has been in Rome since 1499, and is permanently enshrined in the church of Sant'Alfonso di Liguori. In the image, Mother Mary wears a dress of dark red that represents the Passion of Jesus, a ...
Rev. Fr. Edward Lim [2] The Church of St Francis Xavier is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Singapore, established in 1959 to cater to the needs of the residents of Serangoon Gardens as well as the neighbourhoods of Braddell Heights and Serangoon. Following Major renovations in the year 2000, the church now serves about 5,000 ...
Church of the Holy Family Altar Servers' Society. The Church of the Holy Family, also known as Holy Family Church and Katong Catholic Church, is a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Singapore. It is located at Chapel Road, off East Coast Road, and has one of the largest parish populations in the archdiocese.
District. North District. 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. Established in 1845, Saint Joseph's Church is the second oldest church ...