Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
| Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Archidioecesis Kota Kinabaluensis Keuskupan Agung Kota Kinabalu | |
|---|---|
 Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kota Kinabalu |
| Metropolitan | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Coordinates | 5°57′53″N 116°04′21″E / 5.964591°N 116.072463°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 55,215 km2 (21,319 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,306,900 189,010 (14.46%) |
| Parishes | 19 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1976 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 33 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Wong Soo Kau |
| Vicar General | Primus Jouil |
| Emeritus Bishops | John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw Archbishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Lat: Archdioecesis Kotakinabaluensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sabah, a state of Malaysia on Borneo. The Archdiocese is the oldest ecclesiastical territory in Malaysia, with a long history slowly rising along with the Catholic population all the way from a prefecture to an Archdiocese with 2 suffragans.
Its Cathedral episcopal see is Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Kota Kinabalu.
History
Originally erected on 4 September 1855 as the Apostolic prefecture of Labuan and Borneo, created on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (Java) (including the neighbouring Dutch East Indies).
0n 5 February 1927 it was renamed the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Borneo, and lost territory to form the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak.
On 14 February 1952 the prefecture was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Jesselton, hence entitled to a titular bishop. On 22 March 1962 its name was changed once more to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Kinabalu, after its see.
On 31 may 1976 the vicariate was elevated to a full Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching.
The diocese lost territories twice, to create its present suffragans :
- on 17 December 1992 the diocese the Diocese of Keningau
- on 16 July 2007 the Diocese of Sandakan.
On 23 May 2008, the diocese was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese, whose ecclesiastical province comprises the above suffragan dioceses, both formerly part of the original territory of the diocese of Kota Kinabalu: the Diocese of Keningau and the Diocese of Sandakan.
On 21 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. John Wong Soo Kau, director of the aspirants’ formation house in Kota Kinabalu, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu. His ordination took place on 1 October 2010.
As of 2013 the Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu was John Wong Soo Kau, appointed in 2010. His predecessor was John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, appointed in 1987 and retired on 1 December 2012.
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite; initially missionary members of a Latin congregation)
- Apostolic Prefect of Labuan and Borneo
- Edmondo Dunn, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) † (4 May 1897 Appointed - 5 February 1927), Appointed Apostolic Prefect of Sarawak (1927.02.05 – death 1935)
- Apostolic Prefect of Labuan and Borneo
- Augusto Wachter, M.H.M. † (2 Jul 1927 Appointed - 1945 Died)
- Apostolic Vicars of Kota Kinabalu
- James Buis † (18 Jan 1947 Appointed - 1972 Resigned), Titular Bishop of Astypalæa (1952.02.14 – death 1980.04.24)
- Peter Chung Hoan Ting ( 1972 Succeeded - 1975 Appointed) succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu (1970.09.01 – 1972) & Titular Bishop of Asolo (1970.09.01 – 1976.05.31), later Apostolic Vicar of Kuching (Malaysia) (1975 – 1976.05.31), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (1976 – 1979), promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of above Kuching (1976.05.31 – 2003.06.21), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (1994 – 2000)
- Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong † (29 Aug 1975 Appointed - 1976.05.31 see below), Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra (1975.08.29 – 1976.05.31)
- Suffragan Bishops of Kota Kinabalu
- Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong † (see above 1976.05.31–16 November 1985 Died)
- John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw (26 Jun 1987 Appointed Bishop - 23 May 2008see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kota Kinabalu
- John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw (23 May 2008 - 1 December 2012 retired as Archbishop), now Archbishop Emeritus
- Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau (1 December 2012 - ...), succeeding as former Coadjutor Archbishop (21 June 2010 - 1 December 2012)
List of parishes
There are 19 parishes and sub-parishes in the Archiocese of Kota Kinabalu.
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish (Sacred Heart Cathedral, Karamunsing/ Church of Mary Immaculate, Bukit Padang/ Carmelite Monastery Chapel)
- St Pius X's Parish, Bundu Tuhan, Ranau
- St Paul's Parish, Dontozidon, Penampang (including Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Kobusak and St John Chapel Kopungit)
- St Edmund's Parish, Kota Belud
- St Theresa's Parish, Kota Marudu
- Blessed Sacrament Parish, Labuan
- Holy Rosary Parish, Limbahau, Papar (including St Patrick Kinuta sub-parish)
- St Catherine's Parish, Inanam, Kota Kinabalu
- St Peter's Parish, Kudat
- St Joseph's Parish, Papar
- St Michael's Parish, Penampang
- St Peter Claver's Parish, Ranau
- Stella Maris Parish, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu (Stella Maris Church, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu/St Thomas Church, Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu and the upcoming sub-parish of St Catherine Laboure, Putatan, Penampang)
- Holy Family Parish, Telipok, Kota Kinabalu
- St John's Parish, Tuaran
- St Simon's Parish, Likas, Kota Kinabalu
- Parish of Holy Nativity, Terawi, Penampang (including Our Lady of Fatima Church, Talang Taun, Ulu Putatan, Penampang/ St Simon the Zealot, Duvanson, Putatan, Penampang/ St Peter, Tombovo, Putatan, Penampang)
- Parish of St Joseph the Worker, Kiulu, Tuaran
- Parish of the Holy Trinity (Sacred Heart of Jesus), Inobong, Penampang
See also
Sources and External links
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