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Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu

Archidioecesis Kotakinabaluensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Wong Soo Kau, Archbishop
  • John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 23 May 2008
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Square Kilometers: 4,993 (1,928 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.kkdiocese.net/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 10289, 88803 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; Catholic Archdiocesan Centre, Jalan Sang Kancil Tiga, Karamunsing, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Telephone: (088)203.300; 712.297
  • Fax: 273.688; 711.954

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo
4 September 1855ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Batavia Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo (erected)
5 February 1927Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo (Sarawak) Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}
5 February 1927Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}
14 February 1952Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale} (Brunei)
Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak
Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching (and name change)
Vicariate Apostolic of Jesselton
14 February 1952ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Jesselton (and name change)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
22 March 1968Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Jesselton Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
Diocese of Kota Kinabalu
31 May 1976ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu Diocese of Kota Kinabalu
17 December 1992Territory LostDiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Bahaigan Pendalaman (Interior Division)) Diocese of Keningau (erected)
16 July 2007Territory LostDiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Sandakan and Tawau) Diocese of Sandakan (erected)
Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
23 May 2008ElevatedDiocese of Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}
195014,614280,0005.2%333344245ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Jesselton
Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
197072,028601,48812.0%1245571,2635881ap1971
Diocese of Kota Kinabalu
1980121,014970,00012.5%177245,042169029ap1981
1990180,6941,425,35012.7%233266,9491310127ap1991
1999182,3912,415,2007.6%302325,6991414619ap2000
2000187,6092,577,7997.3%353384,937814819ap2001
2001192,8282,621,9007.4%322345,6711015219ap2002
2002198,0472,840,9007.0%351365,501813919ap2003
2003202,0082,981,9006.8%351365,611814419ap2004
2004205,0733,122,9006.6%311326,4081114419ap2005
Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
2013200,9023,972,0005.1%34345,908610217ap2014
2016216,5871,413,75215.3%36366,016714019ap2017
2019228,2511,489,94315.3%353386,0061113619ap2020
2021232,4731,508,20015.4%362386,117610119ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 248, and Page 249
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Jesselton
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 568, and Page 570
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 65
  • Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 100, Page 587, and Page 588
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