| Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis |
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St. John's Cathedral |
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| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur |
| Metropolitan | Kuala Lumpur |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 9,050,100 [1] 92,344 [1] (1%) |
| Parishes | 31 [1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | February 25, 1955 |
| Cathedral | St. John's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur |
| Website | |
| archway.org.my | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur (Latin: Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius XII on February 25, 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on December 18, 1972, with the suffragan sees of Melaka-Johor and Penang. It also administers the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and the states of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Terengganu.
The archdiocese's Mother Church and thus, seat of its Archbishop, is St. John's Cathedral. The current Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur is Archbishop Tan Sri Datuk Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on May 24, 2003.
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