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Roman Catholic archdiocese in Malaysia
Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
Archidioecesis Kota Kinabaluensis
Keuskupan Agung Kota Kinabalu
Coat of arms
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 / 5.9645917°N 116.0724639°E / 5.9645917; 116.0724639 Area 55,215 km 2 mi ) Population (as of 2021) Parishes 23 Denomination Roman Catholic Sui iuris Latin Church Rite Roman Rite Established 1976, 2008 Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Patron saint St. Joseph Secular priests 43 (Diocesan Clergy) Language
English language
Kadazan language
Hakka language
Dusun language
Korean language
Malay language
Mandarin language
Pope Francis Metropolitan Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau Suffragans Diocese of Keningau Diocese of Sandakan Vicar General Nicholas Stephen Episcopal Vicars Primus Jouil Bishops emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw catholicadkk
Coat of arms of John Wong Soo Kau
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.
History [ edit ]
Originally erected on 4 September 1855 as the Apostolic prefecture of Labuan and BorneoApostolic Vicariate of Batavia (Java) (including the neighbouring Dutch East Indies ).
On 5 February 1927 it was renamed the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Borneo , and lost territory to form the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak .
On 14 February 1952 the prefecture was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Jesseltontitular bishop . On 22 March 1962 its name was changed once more to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Kinabalu , after its see.
On 31 May 1976 the vicariate was elevated to a full Diocese of Kota Kinabalu , suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching .
The diocese lost territories twice, to create its present suffragans :
On 23 May 2008, the diocese was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese , whose ecclesiastical province comprises the above suffragan dioceses, both formerly part of the original territory of the diocese of Kota Kinabalu: the Diocese of Keningau and the Diocese of Sandakan .
On 21 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed John Wong Soo Kau , director of the aspirants' formation house in Kota Kinabalu, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu. His ordination took place on 1 October 2010 and was installed as the second and current Archbishop of this diocese in 2013. His predecessor, John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw , has been served as the first bishop from 1987 to his retirement on 1 December 2012.
Prelates [ edit ]
Apostolic prefects of Labuan and Borneo [ edit ]
Apostolic prefects of Labuan and Northern Borneo [ edit ]
Thomas Jackson (18 July 1881 – 20 October 1895)
Edmund Dunn (4 May 1897 – 5 February 1927)
Apostolic prefects of Northern Borneo [ edit ]
August Wachter (26 July 1927 – 1945)
James Buis , MHM (18 January 1947 - 14 February 1952)
Apostolic vicars of Jesselton/Kota Kinabalu [ edit ]
Bishops of Kota Kinabalu [ edit ]
Archbishops of Kota Kinabalu [ edit ]
Archbishop John Wong
Archbishops [ edit ]
Most Rev John Wong, Archbishop
Most Rev John Lee, Archbishop Emeritus
College of Consultors [ edit ]
Rev Msgr Nicholas Stephen Juki Tinsung (Vicar General)
Rev Wilfred Petrus Atin (Chancellor)
Rev Primus Jouil (Episcopal Vicar for Religious cum Vicar General Emeritus)
Rev Cosmas Lee Khod Min
Rev Paul Lo
List of parishes [ edit ]
As of 2023, there are 23 parishes across 4 deaneries including various sub-parishes and 229 outstations found in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu.
Kota Kinabalu City Deanery (8 parishes)
Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish , Karamunsing, Kota Kinabalu
sub-parish of Carmelite Monastery Chapel, Karamunsing, Kota Kinabalu
St Simon's Parish, Likas, Kota Kinabalu
Church of Mary Immaculate Parish, Bukit Padang, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu
Stella Maris Parish, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu
sub-parish of St Catherine Laboure's Church, Putatan, Penampang
St Thomas More's Parish, Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu
sub-parish of St John's Chapel, Kopungit, Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu
St Catherine of Siena's Parish, Inanam, Kota Kinabalu
sub-parishes of Church of the Divine Mercy, KKIP Sepanggar, Manggatal, Kota Kinabalu and
Church of St. Teresa de Avila, Bantayan-Pangasaan, Inanam
Good Shepherd's Parish, Manggatal, Kota Kinabalu
Holy Family Parish, Telipok, Kota Kinabalu
North West Coast Division Deanery (5 parishes)
St John the Evangelist's Parish, Labuaya, Tuaran
sub-parishes of St Mary Mother of God Church, Topokon,
St Philip the Apostle's Church, Kiansom, Tamparuli,
St Clare of Assisi's Church, Koporingan, Tamparuli and
St James the Apostle's Church, Tenghilan
St Edmund's Parish, Kota Belud
St Peter Claver's Parish, Ranau
sub-parishes of St. Charles' Church, Kandawayon, Ranau
St. Sebastian's Church, Marakau, Ranau
St. Bede's Church, Kokob Baru, Ranau and
St. Dominic's Church, Langsat, Ranau
St Joseph the Husband of Mary's Parish, Tombongon, Kiulu, Tuaran
sub-parishes of St Martin's Church, Malanggang,
St Michael the Archangel Church, Lokub and
St John Vianney's Church, Pukak
St Pius X Parish, Bundu Tuhan, Ranau
Kudat Division Deanery (2 parishes)
St Theresa's Parish, Kota Marudu
St Peter's Parish, Kudat
sub-parishes of Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Tajau, Kudat
Church of Our Lady Immaculate, Taipa, Kudat and
Church of St. Paul, Tinukadan, Kudat
South West Coast Division Deanery (8 parishes)
St Michael's Parish , Donggongon, Penampang
sub-parishes of Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga, Limbanak, Penampang,
Assumption of Our Lady, Sugud, Penampang,
St Marcellinus, Minintod, Inanam, Kota Kinabalu,
Church of the Divine Mercy, Maang, Penampang,
St Paul's Chapel on The Hill, Montfort Youth Training Centre, Kinarut, Papar,
Mary Immaculate Conception, Sukang Mabpai, Inanam, Kota Kinabalu,
St Theresa of The Child Jesus, Kolopis, Penampang,
Woori Jib Chapel, Potuki, Putatan, Penampang (formerly Hamin Tokou Potuki),
St Benedict, Timpangoh Laut, Sugud, Penampang,
St Pope John Paul II, Buayan, Penampang (formerly St Patrick, Buayan),
St Bernard, Terian, Penampang,
St Julius I, Timpayasa, Penampang and
Chapel of Mary Mother of Ecclesia, Tiku, Penampang
Holy Nativity Parish, Terawi, Penampang
sub-parishes of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Talang Taun, Ulu Putatan, Penampang,
St Simon the Zealot's Church, Duvanson, Putatan, Penampang and
St Peter the Apostle's Church, Tombovo, Putatan, Penampang
St Paul's Parish, Dontozidon, Penampang
sub-parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Kobusak, Penampang
Sacred Heart of Jesus and Holy Trinity Parish, Inobong-Madsiang, Penampang
sub-parishes of Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Babagon, Penampang,
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Inobong, Penampang (centre),
Church of St Joseph the Worker, Pogunon, Penampang,
Church of the Presentation, Pongobonon, Buayan, Penampang,
Church of Christ the King, Kipouvo, Penampang,
Church of St Stephen the Martyr, Kibunut, Penampang,
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lutung, Moyog, Penampang,
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Togudon, Penampang,
Church of St Martin, Moyog, Penampang,
Church of the Holy Cross, Togudon, Penampang,
Church of St Andrew the Apostle, Longkogungan, Babagon, Penampang,
Church of the Risen Christ, Timpangoh, Babagon, Penampang and
Church of the Holy Trinity, Madsiang, Penampang (formerly Madsiang Catholic Church)
Holy Rosary Parish, Limbahau, Papar
sub-parishes of St Patrick's Church, Kinuta, Papar
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Biau, Papar
Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga, Limputong, Papar
St Teresa's Church, Sabandil, Papar and
St Sabina's Church, Titimbuongon, Papar
St Joseph the Worker's Parish, Papar
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Victoria , Labuan
St Augustine's Parish, Kinarut, Papar
sub-parishes of St Martin, Mook, Kinarut, Papar
St Paul, Bisuang, Papar
St Anne Grandmother of Jesus, Punson, Kinarut, Papar
St Padre Pio, Labak, Kinarut, Papar and
St Nicholas of Myra, Molonsi, Kompimpinan, Papar
Religious orders [ edit ]
Religious men [ edit ]
Religious women [ edit ]
Media apostolate/social communications [ edit ]
Publications [ edit ]
Catholic Sabah (fortnightly archdiocesan newspaper); established in 1957.
Lu (Chinese bimonthly)
Bookshops [ edit ]
Catholic Books Distribution Centre
Paulines Media Centre (In Charge: Sr. Magdalene Chong, FSP )
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