Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaana) is located in east Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 5 parishes and 1 Mission

Diocese of Sandakan

Dioecesis Sandakaana

Keuskupan Sandakan
Location
CountryMalaysia
Ecclesiastical provinceKota Kinabalu
MetropolitanKota Kinabalu
Statistics
Area43,657 km2 (16,856 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2018)
1,389,630
57,943 (4.17%)
Information
RiteLatin
Established16 July 2007
CathedralCathedral of St Mary in Sandakan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDatuk Julius Dusin Gitom
Metropolitan ArchbishopDatuk John Wong Soo Kau
Vicar GeneralRev Msgr Nicholas Ong

History

The diocese was created on 16 July 2007, from some territory of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. Julius Dusin Gitom was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The diocese covers the Sandakan and Tawau Divisions of Sabah State.[1]

List of parishes

There are 5 parishes and 1 Mission located in the Diocese of Sandakan.

Clergy

Bishop

His Grace, Right Reverend Datuk Julius Dusin Gitom, DD

Priests

St Mary Cathedral Parish, Sandakan

  • Rector: Rev David Garaman
  • Asst PPs: Rev Christopher Ireneus, Rev Thomas Makajil

Paitan Mission St Francis of Assisi Chapel, Sandakan

  • Residing Priest: Rev Thomas Makajil

Holy Parish Trinity Church Parish, Tawau

  • Rector: Rev Msgr Nicholas Ong
  • Asst PP: Rev Sunny Chung

Our Lady of Fatima Church Parish, Beluran

  • Rector: Rev Philip Muji

St Dominic Church Parish, Lahad Datu

  • Rector: Rev Simon Kontou
  • Asst PP: Rev Marcellinus Pongking

St Martin Church Parish

  • Rector: Rev Jasery Gabuk
  • Asst PP: Rev Stanley Matakim
gollark: It could probably unironically become high-brow performance art if marketed well.
gollark: Incdec uses an integer, actually.
gollark: Ah yes, units.
gollark: Okay, Grafana is grafaning again.
gollark: There is virtue in simplicity, *actually*.

References
  1. "The Pope creates diocese of Sandakan and appoints first Bishop". Agenzia Fides. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.