Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan

Diocese of Sandakan Dioecesis Sandakaanus Keuskupan Sandakan
Location
Country	Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province	Kota Kinabalu
Metropolitan	Kota Kinabalu
Statistics
Area	43,657 km^2 (16,856 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 1,378,723 59,435 (4.31%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin
Established	16 July 2007
Cathedral	St. Mary's Cathedral in Sandakan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Datuk Julius Dusin Gitom
Metropolitan Archbishop	Datuk John Wong Soo Kau
Vicar General	Rev. Msgr. Nicholas Ong
Website
https://www.dioceseofsandakan.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaanus) 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.[1]

History

The diocese was created on 16 July 2007, from some territory of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. Julius Dusin Gitom was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The diocese covers the Sandakan and Tawau Divisions located in the East Coast of Sabah state.

List of parishes

Five parishes and one mission are located in the Diocese of Sandakan.[2]

• St. Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan
• St. Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu
• Paitan Mission (St. Francis of Assisi's Church), Paitan, Beluran
• St. Martin's Parish, Telupid
• Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau
• Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran

St. Mary's Cathedral in Sandakan, seat of the diocese.

Clergy

Bishop

Julius Dusin Gitom, DD

Priests

St Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan

• Rector: Fr. Simon Jiwidi Kontou
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Raymond Lee Seng Huat

Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau

• Rector: Fr. David Garaman
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Dafrinn Diwol

Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran

• Rector: Fr. Stephen Esguerra

St Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu

• Rector: Fr. Stanley Matakim

St Martin's Parish, Telupid

• Rector: Fr. Christopher Ireneus

St. Francis of Assisi's Mission District, Paitan, Beluran

• Priest-in-Charge: Fr. Arthur John

Missionary schools

Primary

• SK St. Mary Convent, Sandakan
• SK St. Mary, Labuk, Sandakan
• SK St. Mary Town, Sandakan
• SK St. Dominic, Lahad Datu
• SK Holy Trinity, Tawau

Secondary

• SMK St. Mary, Sandakan
• SMK Convent St. Cecilia, Sandakan
• SMK St. Dominic, Lahad Datu
• SMK Convent St. Ursula, Tawau
• SMK Holy Trinity, Tawau

References

1. "Home". Diocese of Sandakan. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
2. "Parish". Diocese of Sandakan. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

• Official website
• catholic-hierarchy.org
• GCatholic.org