Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
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The Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
There are around 800,000 Catholics in Malaysia - approximately 3% of the total population. The country is divided into eight dioceses including two archdioceses.
- Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
- Diocese of Melaka-Johor
- Diocese of Penang
- Archdiocese of Kuching
- Diocese of Keningau
- Diocese of Kota Kinabalu
- Diocese of Miri
- Diocese of Sibu
[edit] External links
- The Catholic Church in Malaysia by Giga-Catholic Information
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