Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor

Diocese of Malacca-Johor
Dioecesis Melakanus-Giohoranus

Location
Country Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province Kuala Lumpur
Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur
Statistics
Area 20,364 km2 (7,863 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
3,643,000
38,970 (1.2%)
Parishes 23
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 18 December 1972
Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Bernard Paul
Metropolitan Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim (2014-current)
Vicar General Peter Ng
Michael Mannayagam
Website
www.majodi.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor (Latin: Dioecesis Melakanus-Giohoranus) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is located in the southern region of Malaysia, administering two peninsular states, namely Malacca and Johor(e).

The mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Johor Bahru, Johor(e); there is also a former Cathedral, now Church of St. Peter, in Melaka.

History

Ordinaries

Suffragan bishops of the (First) Diocese of Malacca
Apostolic Vicars of Malacca-Singapore
Suffragan Bishops of the (Second) Diocese of Malacca
Archbishop of Malacca
Metropolitan Archbishop of Malacca-Singapore
Suffragan Bishop of Malacca-Johor
Suffragan Bishops of Melaka-Johor

List of parishes

There are 3 districts: South Johor, North Johor and Malacca. There are currently 20 churches being administered under 17 parishes.

St. Peter's Church in Malacca, built in 1710 and Malaysia's oldest operational Catholic church

See also

References

Notes

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Coordinates: 1°29′12″N 103°46′12″E / 1.4867°N 103.7700°E / 1.4867; 103.7700

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