Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang

Diocese of Penang

Dioecesis Pinangensis

Keuskupan Pulau Pinang
பினாங்கு மறைமாவட்டம்
天主教檳城教區
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in May 2022
Location
CountryMalaysia
Ecclesiastical provinceKuala Lumpur
MetropolitanKuala Lumpur
Coordinates5°23′38″N 100°18′07″E / 5.3939°N 100.3020°E / 5.3939; 100.3020
Statistics
Area46,855 km2 (18,091 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
5,740,000
65,000 (1.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin
Established25 February 1955
CathedralHoly Spirit Cathedral, Island Park, Green Lane, Gelugor, Penang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSebastian Francis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJulian Leow Beng Kim
Vicar GeneralHenry Rajoo
Stephen Liew
Jude Miranda
Bishops emeritusAntony Selvanayagam
Website
www.pgdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang is situated in the northern as well as the east coast region of Peninsular Malaysia covering 4 northern states, namely Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak as well as the east coast state of Kelantan. It was created on 25 February 1955 together with the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. It is under the ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur.