Suffragan diocese Keningau, Malaysia
Diocese of Keningau
Keningauen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Keningau is a Latin rite suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, erected in 1992 from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Keningau.
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- Established
- 1992
- Catholics
- 146,574
- Priests
- 23
- Territory
- 18,298 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Keningau Retreat CentreKeningau · CathedralView parish
- St Francis XavierBeaufort · CathedralView parish
- Holy FamilyMembakutView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Cornelius Piong
- Born
- 1 July 1949
- Birthplace
- Bundu
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier stands in Keningau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in Keningau in the Malaysian state of Sabah, the Diocese of Keningau (Latin: Dioecesis Keningauensis; Malay: Keuskupan Keningau; Mandarin: 根地咬教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church.