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Diocese of Sandakan
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The Diocese of Sandakan is a Latin Catholic suffragan see of Kota Kinabalu covering the east coast of Sabah in East Malaysia. It was erected in 2007 and has been led by its founding bishop, Julius Dusin Gitom, since that year.
- Bishop
- Julius Dusin Gitom
- Latin name
- Sandakanan(us)
- Erected
- 16 July 2007
- Cathedral
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Sandakan
- Patron
- Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Kota Kinabalu
- Catholics
- 59,435
- Chancery
- Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Jalan Puncak, P.O. Box 2039, 90723 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
- Telephone
- Tel. [089]21.70.71
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Keningau 220 km
- Diocese of Kota Kinabalu 222 km
- Diocese of Jolo PH 322 km
- Diocese of Tanjung Selor ID 341 km
- Brunei BN 365 km
- Diocese of Isabela PH 437 km
Parishes near the see
- St Dominic · Bahagian Sandakan 77 km
- St Martin · Telupid 112 km
- Holy Trinity · Tawau 171 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002885 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08