Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau

Diocese of Keningau
Dioecesis Keningauensis
Keuskupan Keningau

Cathedral of Keningau
Location
Country Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province Kota Kinabalu
Metropolitan Kota Kinabalu
Statistics
Area 18,298 km2 (7,065 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
561,000
102,777 (18.3%)
Information
Rite Latin
Established 17 December 1992
Cathedral Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Keningau
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Cornelius Piong
Metropolitan Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau
Website
keningaudiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau (Lat: Dioecesis Keningauensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite 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 and only bishop is Cornelius Piong, appointed in 1992.

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Coordinates: 5°19′59″N 116°09′14″E / 5.3331°N 116.1540°E / 5.3331; 116.1540

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