Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is located in Singapore
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
1°17′45″N 103°51′05″E / 1.29595°N 103.85133°E / 1.29595; 103.85133
LocationA Queen Street, Singapore 188533
CountrySingapore
DenominationCatholic Church
Websitecathedral.catholic.sg
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1832; 192 years ago (1832) (parish)
Founder(s)Paris Foreign Missions Society
DedicationThe Good Shepherd
Consecrated14 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-14)
Relics heldSaint Laurent Imbert
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Denis Lesley McSwiney
StyleRestrained Renaissance Revival
Years built1844–1847
Groundbreaking1844; 180 years ago (1844)
Completed6 June 1847; 177 years ago (1847-06-06)
Specifications
Number of spires1
Administration
ArchdioceseSingapore
Clergy
ArchbishopH. Em. Cardinal William Goh
RectorRev Fr Jude David
AssistantRt Rev Msgr Francis Lau

Fr Samuel Lim

Fr Xavier Nathanial
Laity
Reader(s)Anne Kingsley-Lee
Designated28 June 1973; 51 years ago (1973-06-28)[1]
Reference no.8

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. Much of its architecture is reminiscent of two famous London churches namely St Paul's, Covent Garden and St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Singapore and the seat of its archbishop. It is the final resting place of Bishop Edouard Gasnier, the first bishop of the revived Diocese of Malacca and aptly houses the relics of Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert, to whom the owes its name.

  1. ^ "List of Singapore's National Monuments" (PDF). Urban Redevelopment Authority. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ "History of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd". The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.