St. Mary's Cathedral, Sandakan

St. Mary's Cathedral
Location Sandakan
Country  Malaysia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Mary's Cathedral[1] also called Cathedral of Sandakan Is the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaanus or Keuskupan Sandakan) which is as its name implies in the city Sandakan,[2] Borneo Island in the Asian country of Malaysia.[3][4]

During the nineteenth century it was erected a prefecture based in Labuan, an island off the northwestern coast of Borneo. In the period established in the territory of the various mission stations, including the mission of Santa Maria of Sandakan, a small town on the coast of the island of Borneo.

The first church was created as a small wooden structure. In 1952, Father Anthony Mulders began work on the current cathedral and the whole complex of the mission, finishing the work in 1961. In the same year the consecration of the church by Bishop James Buis, apostolic vicar of Jesselton, was held.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Cathedral of St. Mary, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ↑ Malaysia. 1964-01-01.
  3. ↑ "History of St.Mary". www.rc.net. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ "St. Marys Cathedral Parish at St. Marys Cathedral, Hill Road, Sandakan, Sabah 90728 (Filtered by: 90728) Malaysia". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.

Coordinates: 5°50′24″N 118°06′41″E / 5.8400°N 118.1115°E / 5.8400; 118.1115

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