Diocese of Malacca Johore Dioecesis Melakana-Giohorana Keuskupan Melaka-Johor | |
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Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Ecclesiastical province | Kuala Lumpur |
Metropolitan | Kuala Lumpur |
Statistics | |
Area | 20,364 km2 (7,863 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 5,978,000 42,134 (.7%) |
Parishes | 21 |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 December 1972 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Anthony Bernard Paul |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Julian Leow Beng Kim (2014–current) |
Vicar General | Peter Ng Michael Mannayagam |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Tan Chee Ing (2003-2015) |
Website | |
https://www.mjdiocese.my/ |
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The mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Johor Bahru, Johor(e); there is also a former cathedral, now Church of St. Peter, in Melaka.
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