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Sacred Heart Cathedral is the cathedral of the
The bulk of the early Catholic community was made up of poor Hakka farmers in a completely new land striving to adjust to all the harsh conditions of a new life. Surrounded by experience of much struggles and suffering in their daily lives, Fr Heyden thought of God's compassionate love for His children in Borneo, and remembered that Jesus also suffered and died for them, which is possibly the reason the church was then named Sacred Heart.
File:KotaKinabalu Sabah Sacred-Heart-Cathedral-08.jpg, Cathedral Facade
File:KotaKinabalu Sabah Sacred-Heart-Cathedral-03.jpg, Rear view of the Cathedral
File:KotaKinabalu Sabah Sacred-Heart-Cathedral-07.jpg, Parish Center Facade
File:KotaKinabalu Sabah SacredHeartCathedral-05.jpg, Interior during Chinese New Year Celebrations
File:KotaKinabalu Sabah SacredHeartCathedral-08.jpg, Marian Grotto
File:KotaKinabalu Sabah Sacred-Heart-Cathedral-10.jpg, Emmaus Home
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Lat: ''Archdioecesis Kotakinabaluensis'') is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sabah, a state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The Archdiocese is th ...
, and the seat of its current archbishop, John Wong Soo Kau
John Wong (born 6 June 1968) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was named the second metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu on 24 January 2013, the Feast of St Francis de Sales, by Pope Francis. He is fully styled as His ...
. The current cathedral was built from 1979 to 1981, with its dedication held on 21 November 1981.
History
In early January 1903, Fr Henry van der Heyden first arrived in Jesselton. His aggressive policy of importing Chinese workers by the Chartered Company Government sudden flooded the town with the arrival of hundreds of Chinese immigrants. The mission was named Sacred Heart of Jesus in June 1903.
The bulk of the early Catholic community was made up of poor Hakka farmers in a completely new land striving to adjust to all the harsh conditions of a new life. Surrounded by experience of much struggles and suffering in their daily lives, Fr Heyden thought of God's compassionate love for His children in Borneo, and remembered that Jesus also suffered and died for them, which is possibly the reason the church was then named Sacred Heart.
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See also
*List of cathedrals in Malaysia
This is the list of cathedrals in Malaysia sorted by denomination.
Anglican
Cathedrals of the Church of the Province of South East Asia:
Diocese of Kuching
* Cathedral of St Thomas in Kuching
Diocese of Sabah
* Cathedral of All Saints in Kota ...
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Malaysia
Buildings and structures in Kota Kinabalu
Roman Catholic churches in Malaysia
Cathedrals in Malaysia
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Malaysia
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