Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
- Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
The Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
There are around 800,000 Catholics in Malaysia - approximately 3% of the total population. The country is divided into nine dioceses including three archdioceses.
*Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
**Diocese of Melaka-Johor
**Diocese of Penang
*Archdiocese of Kuching
**Diocese of Miri
**Diocese of Sibu
*Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
**Diocese of Keningau
**Diocese of Sandakan
* Newspaper
**"The Herald" (Malaysia) - Malaysia, A weekly Catholic Newspaper distributed around Malaysia
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/data/countryMY.htm The Catholic Church in Malaysia] by Giga-Catholic Information
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