St. Joseph's Church

+6563383167
143 Victoria Street
stjoseph-bt.org.sg/

Working hours: from 6.30 to 21.30

How to get there by Singapore MRT. Singapore interactive metro guide.

The original building of the Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Church, which has adorned the city business center for the last hundred years now, is considered to be a true architectural masterpiece and has achieved the status of a monument of national importance. The temple’s history began back in the middle of the 19th century, when a Portuguese priest, who had come to the island from the Indian state of Goa, founded the Catholic mission in Singapore.

After his death in 1850, the priest bequeathed the plot of land that he had bought specifically for temple’s construction, as well as the money collected for this purpose. The outstanding amount was then allocated by the King of Portugal. Three years later, the Church of São José was erected in the heart of Singapore. However, it was destroyed a little more than half a century later.

In 1912, the majestic St. Joseph's Cathedral was built in its place and this immediately became an architectural gem of Singapore. The building has been constructed in the Gothic style with a predominant feeling of bright Portuguese architectural traditions. The Catholic temple’s distinctive feature is its octagonal central tower, crowned with a dome and surrounded by two smaller towers. Thanks to this aspect, the St. Joseph's Church serves as a reference point to the Singapore's colonial past.

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The main entrance of the church faces Victoria St

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List of pastors from 1825 - 1952

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The stained glass works are magnificent after the restoration works 2017-2022 (stretched over COVID pandemic). The colours are so vibrant!

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Church hours, mass times & devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, as displayed at entrances of the church

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“Bless the Lord all you His Angels, you who are mighty in strength and do His Will. Intercede for me at the throne of God.” Prayer source: website

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Spot these coats of arms @ the sides of the main entrance: Bishop of Macau (left) 1902-1918, with Latin motto “Thy kingdom come”, and Portugal. Sources: Straits Times, Wikipedia

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Be amazed by the numerous saints in the form of detailed statues standing in canopied niches high above

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While the exterior is in the Neo-Manueline Portuguese late-Gothic style, the interior is a single large space, roofed by a wooden barrel-vault. Source: Wikipedia

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The church was built in the form of a Latin cross. See if you can figure the shape out by tracing the church floor ???? Source: Church

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There is an entrance from Queen St. Pedestrians regularly use the church grounds as a shortcut to connect to Victoria St.

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Statue of St. Joseph is to your right as you enter the church from the main entrance, above head level

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Cold drinks vending machine can be found at the Queen St. entrance

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Memorial tablet highlighting Rev. Francisco da Silva Pinto e Maia, who established the Portuguese Catholic mission in Singapore in 1825

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Our Lady of Fatima Shrine. There is a devotional shrine outside the church, at the northern corner of the compound nearer to Queen St

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Siang

Prayed here today

16.09.2022  
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Julio

Closed for a year or more from August 1, 2017 for renovation.

20.08.2017  
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Benedict

Nice decor.

23.11.2014  
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Dona

Bless saturday..

08.11.2014  
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William

Attended Cathedral mass here at 10:00am on Sunday and was impressed by the Cathedral Choir of the Risen Christ led by Dr Peter Low

12.10.2014  
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Dona

Happy Birthday Mama Marry

08.09.2014  
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