Rite Latin Pope Francis Country Malaysia | Established 16 July 2007 Area 43,657 km² Metropolitan archbishop John Wong Soo Kau | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
1,136,583
47,242 (4.2%) Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary in Sandakan Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaanus) is located in east Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 4 parishes.
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History
The diocese was created on 16 July 2007, from some territory of the diocese of Kota Kinabalu. Julius Dusin Gitom was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The diocese covers the Sandakan and Tawau Divisions of Sabah State.
List of parishes
There are 4 parishes located in the Diocese of Sandakan.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA