Diocese of Keningau Dioecesis Keningauensis Keuskupan Keningau | |
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Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Ecclesiastical province | Kota Kinabalu |
Metropolitan | Kota Kinabalu |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,298 km2 (7,065 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 499,104 146,574 (29.37%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin |
Established | 17 December 1992 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Keningau |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Datuk Cornelius Piong |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Datuk John Wong Soo Kau |
Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Gilbert Lasius |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau (Lat: Dioecesis Keningauensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia.
Erected in 1992, from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, on 23 May 2008; the diocese became a suffragan of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The first bishop is the Right Reverend Datuk Cornelius Piong, appointed on 17 Dec 1992. There are 20 secular and 2 religious priests.
There are 10 parishes and 1 Mission located in the Diocese of Keningau.
Datuk Cornelius Piong, DD.
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral Parish, Keningau (KSFX)
St. Valentine's Parish, Beaufort/St. John the Baptist's Parish, Sipitang
St. Peter's Parish Bundu, Kuala Penyu
St Patrick's Parish, Membakut, Beaufort
Holy Spirit Parish Sook, Keningau
St. Theresa of Lisieux's Parish, Tondulu, Tambunan
Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan
St. Anthony of Padua's Parish/Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission District, Kemabong, Tenom
Diocese of Keningau Dioecesis Keningauensis Keuskupan Keningau | |
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Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Ecclesiastical province | Kota Kinabalu |
Metropolitan | Kota Kinabalu |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,298 km2 (7,065 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 499,104 146,574 (29.37%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin |
Established | 17 December 1992 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Keningau |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Datuk Cornelius Piong |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Datuk John Wong Soo Kau |
Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Gilbert Lasius |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau (Lat: Dioecesis Keningauensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia.
Erected in 1992, from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, on 23 May 2008; the diocese became a suffragan of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The first bishop is the Right Reverend Datuk Cornelius Piong, appointed on 17 Dec 1992. There are 20 secular and 2 religious priests.
There are 10 parishes and 1 Mission located in the Diocese of Keningau.
Datuk Cornelius Piong, DD.
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral Parish, Keningau (KSFX)
St. Valentine's Parish, Beaufort/St. John the Baptist's Parish, Sipitang
St. Peter's Parish Bundu, Kuala Penyu
St Patrick's Parish, Membakut, Beaufort
Holy Spirit Parish Sook, Keningau
St. Theresa of Lisieux's Parish, Tondulu, Tambunan
Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan
St. Anthony of Padua's Parish/Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission District, Kemabong, Tenom