Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis

Keuskupan Agung Kuala Lumpur
Location
CountryMalaysia
Ecclesiastical provinceKuala Lumpur
Coordinates3°09′04″N 101°42′03″E / 3.15109530°N 101.70093080°E / 3.15109530; 101.70093080
Statistics
Area63,763 km2 (24,619 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
12,390,830
264,840[1] (2.1%)
Parishes35[1]
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedFebruary 25, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-02-25)
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral
Patron saintJohn the Evangelist
Secular priests61[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJulian Leow Beng Kim
SuffragansDiocese of Penang
Diocese of Malacca-Johor
Vicar GeneralMsgr, Stanislaus Soosaimariam
Msgr Patrick Boudville, Chancellor: Rev Fr. Dr. Clarence Devadass
Bishops emeritusMurphy Pakiam
Website
www.archkl.org
Coat of arms of Julian Leow Beng Kim

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur (Latin: Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius XII on 25 February 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 18 December 1972, with the suffragan sees of Malacca-Johor and Penang. It also administers the capital city of Malaysia, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur as well as the federal administrative centre of Putrajaya and the urbanised states of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan in the central region as well as Pahang and Terengganu on the East Coast. The archdiocese's Mother Church and thus, seat of its Archbishop, is St. John's Cathedral. It was one of the three Roman Catholic archdioceses in Malaysia, with the ecclesiastical archdioceses of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, both at the Borneo Islands.

  1. ^ a b www.catholic-hierarchy.org | Statistics - Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
  2. ^ "Directory". Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.