List of Catholic dioceses in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

The Catholic Church in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (its two small Malay neighbors) is composed of a Latin Church hierarchy, joint in the transnational Episcopal Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, consisting of three ecclesiastical provinces in Malaysia, a non-metropolitan archdiocese for Singapore, and a pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate for Brunei. There are no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Malaysia as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Kuala Lumpur. In it the Apostolic Delegation (lower level) to Brunei is also vested.
There is a separate Apostolic Nunciature to Singapore (in the capital of the same name), into which are vested the Non-Residential Pontifical Representation for Vietnam and Apostolic Nunciature to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN, which all abovementioned states belong to, with others in the region).

Current Latin jurisdictions

Exempt jurisdictions

• Archdiocese of Singapore, covering all and only Singapore
• Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam, covering all and only Brunei

Ecclesiastical Province of Kuala Lumpur

covering Peninsular Malaysia

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang

Ecclesiastical Province of Kuching

covering Sarawak state, on Borneo

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching
  • Diocese of Miri
  • Diocese of Sibu

Ecclesiastical Province of Kota Kinabalu

covering Sabah state, on Borneo

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
  • Diocese of Keningau
  • Diocese of Sandakan.

Former jurisdictions

There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

The Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore was split into the Archdiocese of Singapore and the Diocese of Malacca-Johor in 1972, seven years after Singapore became independent.

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• Catholic Church in Malaysia
• Catholic Church in Brunei
• Catholic Church in Singapore

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections.
• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.

This page was last edited on 17 April 2024, at 21:30