Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis Keuskupan Agung Kuala Lumpur
St. John's Cathedral
Location
Country	Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province	Kuala Lumpur
Coordinates	3°09′00″N 101°41′59″E / 3.14991°N 101.69960°E / 3.14991; 101.69960
Statistics
Area	63,763 km² (24,619 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 10,811,000 185,617^[1] (1.7%)
Parishes	31 ^[1]
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 February 1955
Cathedral	St. John's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Julian Leow Beng Kim
Vicar General	Daniel Lim James Gnanapiragasam
Emeritus Bishops	Murphy Pakiam Archbishop Emeritus (2003-2013) Anthony Soter Fernandez Archbishop Emeritus (1983-2003)
Website
www.archkl.org

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 25 February 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 18 December 1972, with the suffragan sees of Malacca-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.

List of Bishops and Archbishops of Kuala Lumpur

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