Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
| Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malaysia |
| Diocesan bishop | Julian Leow Beng Kim |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Anthony Soter Cardinal Fernandez Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam |
| founding | February 25, 1955 |
| surface | 63,763 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 11,787,800 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 251,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 2.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,573 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 31 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 116 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Malaysian |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John |
| Website | www.archway.org.my |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Melaka-Johor Diocese of Penang |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur ( lat. : Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis ) is in Malaysia located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Kuala Lumpur .
history
The archbishopric was founded on February 25, 1955 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Malacca as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Malacca as a suffragan . On December 18, 1972, the diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Paul VI. raised to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Spe certa .
territory
The territory includes the city of Kuala Lumpur and the states of Selangor , Negeri Sembilan , Pahang and Terengganu .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Kuala Lumpur
- Dominic Vendargon , 1955-1972
Archbishops of Kuala Lumpur
- Dominic Vendargon, 1972-1983
- Anthony Soter Fernandez , 1983-2003
- Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam , 2003-2013
- Julian Leow Beng Kim , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur (English)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)