Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Lat: Archdioecesis Kotakinabaluensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sabah, a state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The archdiocese is the oldest ecclesiastical territory in Malaysia, with a long history slowly rising along with the Catholic population from a prefecture to an archdiocese. Its cathedral archepiscopal see is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu. The patron saint of the archdiocese is St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Archidioecesis Kota Kinabaluensis Keuskupan Agung Kota Kinabalu | |
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Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Territory | Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Ranau, Tuaran, Papar, Kota Belud, Kudat, Kota Marudu and Federal Territory of Labuan |
Ecclesiastical province | Kota Kinabalu |
Coordinates | 5°57′52.53″N 116°4′20.87″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 55,215 km2 (21,319 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,753,988 237,583 (7.38%) |
Parishes | 23 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1976, 2008 |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Joseph |
Secular priests | 43 (Diocesan Clergy) 4 (Religious Order) |
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Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John Wong Soo Kau |
Suffragans | Diocese of Keningau Diocese of Sandakan |
Vicar General | Nicholas Stephen Juki Tinsung |
Episcopal Vicars | Primus Jouil |
Bishops emeritus | John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw |
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