Diocese of Melaka–Johor

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The Diocese of Melaka-Johor is a Latin Catholic suffragan see of Kuala Lumpur covering the states of Malacca and Johor in southern Peninsular Malaysia. It was erected in 1972 and renamed from Malacca-Johor to Melaka-Johor in 1985.

Bishop
Anthony Bernard Paul
Latin name
Melakan(us)-Giohoran(us)
Erected
27 May 1985 (origins 1972)
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru
Co-cathedral
St. Peter's Church, Melaka
Patron
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Kuala Lumpur
Catholics
42,134
Chancery
Majodi Centre, 2101 Jalan Masai, 81750 Plentong, Johor, Malaysia
Telephone
Tel. [07]387.11.21

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002212 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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