Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Kuala Lumpur / 吉隆坡 (正體中文) / Kuala Lumpuren(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Melaka–Johor, Penang
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 8
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2014.07.03 – ...): | Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim (廖炳堅) (60) President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kuala Lumpur (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim (廖炳堅) (60) Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam (85) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez (later Cardinal)
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Archbishop Dominic Vendargon
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Bishops of Kuala Lumpur (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Dominic Vendargon (later Archbishop) (see above) |
Area: 63,763 km²
Population: 267,000 Catholics (2.1% of 12,506,900 total)
Pastoral Centres: 35 parishes
Personnel: 64 priests (43 diocesan, 21 religious), 145 religious (35 brothers, 110 sisters), 8 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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