List of Catholic dioceses in Malaysia, Singapore and BruneiThe Catholic Church in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (its two small Malay neighbors) is composed of a Latin Church hierarchy, joint in the transnational Episcopal Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, consisting of three ecclesiastical provinces in Malaysia, a non-metropolitan archdiocese for Singapore, and a pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate for Brunei. There are no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Malaysia as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Kuala Lumpur. In it the Apostolic Delegation (lower level) to Brunei is also vested. Current Latin jurisdictionsExempt jurisdictions
Ecclesiastical Province of Kuala Lumpurcovering Peninsular Malaysia
Ecclesiastical Province of Kuchingcovering Sarawak state, on Borneo
Ecclesiastical Province of Kota Kinabalucovering Sabah state, on Borneo Former jurisdictionsThere are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. The Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore was split into the Archdiocese of Singapore and the Diocese of Malacca-Johor in 1972, seven years after Singapore became independent. See also
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