List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malaysia
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The Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia is composed of 3 ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by an archbishop, and 6 suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop.
Ecclesiastical Province of Kuala Lumpur
- Archdiocese of Kuala LumpurRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala LumpurThe Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius XII on February 25, 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on...
- Diocese of Melaka-JohorRoman Catholic Diocese of Melaka-JohorThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia...
- Diocese of PenangRoman Catholic Diocese of PenangThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang is situated in the northern region of Malaysia covering 5 states, namely Penang, Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Kelantan. It was created in 25 February 1955 together with the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.-History:...
- Diocese of Melaka-Johor
Ecclesiastical Province of Kuching
- Archdiocese of KuchingRoman Catholic Archdiocese of KuchingThe Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on February 5, 1927, and was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope...
- Diocese of MiriRoman Catholic Diocese of MiriThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Miri is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia.Originally erected in 1959, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Miri, the diocese was formed from the vicariate of Kuching....
- Diocese of SibuRoman Catholic Diocese of SibuThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia.Erected in 1986, from the Archdiocese of Kuching, the diocese remains a suffragan of its parent....
- Diocese of Miri
Ecclesiastical Province of Kota Kinabalu
- Archdiocese of Kota KinabaluRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota KinabaluThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. The Archdiocese, although newly minted, has a long history slowly rising along with the catholic population all the way from a prefecture to an Archdiocese with 2 suffragans...
- Diocese of KeningauRoman Catholic Diocese of KeningauThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia....
- Diocese of SandakanRoman Catholic Diocese of SandakanThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan is located in east Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 4 parishes.-History:...
- Diocese of Keningau