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Diocese of Keningau

Dioecesis Keningauensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Cornelius Piong, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 December 1992
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Square Kilometers: 18,298 (7,067 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://keuskupankeningau.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Kampung Tuarid Taud, P.O. Box 256, 89008 Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Telephone: (087)33.29.35
  • Fax: 34.43.61

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 December 1992ErectedDiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Bahaigan Pendalaman (Interior Division)) Diocese of Keningau (erected)
23 May 2008Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Keningau (from Kuching)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199983,195394,40021.1%6613,8654289ap2000
200087,066413,20021.1%999,6743289ap2001
200190,592514,50017.6%9910,0653289ap2002
200293,713529,93517.7%9910,4123349ap2003
200395,999543,18317.7%10109,59933810ap2004
200498,362550,02617.9%11118,94235410ap2005
2006102,777561,00018.3%11119,343136410ap2007
2013122,479434,72328.2%172196,446155211ap2014
2016128,900472,00027.3%161177,582254410ap2017
2019135,800494,90027.4%161177,988254410ap2020
2021147,369504,09529.2%232255,89474410ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 397, and Page 398
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 100, Page 587, and Page 588

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