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Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...

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. The Cathedral itself is also situated in the heart of the most densely populated area in Johor Bahru, surrounded by housing estates such as Melodies Garden, Taman Sri Tebrau, Taman Pelangi,

Century Garden ''Century Garden'' ( ms, Taman Century) is one of the earliest housing development in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The housing ranges from expensive bungalow houses built at the top of the valley to older, more modest single-storey terrace house ...

, Taman Sentosa, Kebun Teh and Majidee Park.

History

It was completed in 1982, officially dedicated on 19 February by Bishop Emeritus James Chan, in the presence of the then-Apostolic Delegate Archbishop

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. At present, it has a seating capacity for approximately 700 parishioners per Mass compared to an estimated figure of 3500 parishioners attending the Cathedral. The 25th Dedication Anniversary of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was recently held on 18 February 2007 by Bishop Emeritus Paul Tan of the Melaka-Johor Diocese and in the presence of the then-Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Salvatore Pennachio. The theme for the celebration was "How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place".

Gallery

Image:SacredHeartJB2.jpg, Altar Image:SacredHeartJB3.jpg, Seating Area Image:SacredHeartJB1.jpg, 25th Anniversary of The Dedication Ceremony in 2007

External links

www.shcjb.org Official Site
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