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{{Use dmy dates, date=February 2015 The Catholic Church in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (its two small Malay neighbors) is composed of a Latin (
Roman Rite The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...
) hierarchy, joint in the transnational ''
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of Malaysia,
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
and
Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
'', consisting of * three
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s in Malaysia, each headed by a Metropolitan archdiocese, with two suffragan dioceses each. * two exempt jurisdictions, one for each small neighbor : a non-Metropolitan archdiocese for Singapore and a pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate for
Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
. There are no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital
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. In it the
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(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
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and Apostolic Nunciature to the
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(ASEAN, which all abovementioned states belong to, with others in the region).


Current Latin jurisdictions


Exempt jurisdictions

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Archdiocese of Singapore The Archdiocese of Singapore (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Singaporensis'') is an exempt archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. Its territory includes all that is under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Singapore. Its current ...
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Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam The Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Bruneiensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering the territory of Brunei and headed by an ''apostolic vicar''. The first apostolic vicar was Corneli ...
, covering all and only Brunei


Ecclesiastical Province of Kuala Lumpur

covering
Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...
* Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur ( la, Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang The Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang is situated in the northern region of Malaysia covering 5 states, namely Penang, Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Kelantan. It was created on 25 February 1955 together with the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. It is und ...


Ecclesiastical Province of Kuching

covering
Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
state, on Borneo * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching **
Roman Catholic Diocese of Miri The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miri (Lat: ''Dioecesis Mirensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. Situated north-eastern region of the Archdiocese of Kuching, of which it is a suffragan diocese. St. ...
**
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu ( la, Dioecesis Sibuensis) is the ecclesiastical territory of the Latin Church or the diocese of the Catholic Church in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is headquartered in Sibu and covered the divisions o ...


Ecclesiastical Province of Kota Kinabalu

covering
Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
state, on Borneo * Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Lat: ''Archdioecesis Kotakinabaluensis'') is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sabah, a state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The Archdiocese is th ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau (Lat: ''Dioecesis Keningauensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. History Erected in 1992, from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, on 23 May 2008; the diocese ...
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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 district. History The dioces ...
.


Former jurisdictions

There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. The
Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore The Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore was a Latin archdiocese in Malaysia and Singapore. History It was established as thDiocese of Malacca and elevated to Archdiocese level in 1953. In 1955, the Archdiocese of Malacca was split and an ecclesias ...
was split into the
Archdiocese of Singapore The Archdiocese of Singapore (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Singaporensis'') is an exempt archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. Its territory includes all that is under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Singapore. Its current ...
and the
Diocese of Malacca-Johor In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in 1972, seven years after Singapore became independent.


See also

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List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...
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Catholic Church in Malaysia The Catholic Church in Malaysia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia currently is Archbishop Wojciech Załuski, who was appointed on the 22 September 2020; ...
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Catholic Church in Brunei The Catholic Church in Brunei Darussalam is a part of the worldwide Catholic Church, in communion with the pope in Rome, and constitutionally recognised within the state of Brunei Darussalam. The entire territory of the Church in Brunei is organi ...
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Catholic Church in Singapore The Catholic Church in Singapore is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2016, the Catholic Foundation of Singapore reported the Catholic population in Singapore to be over 373,000. Acco ...


Sources and external links


GCatholic.org - data for all sections


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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
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