Catholic ChurchinMalaysia |
Also known as: Malaysia (Deutsch), Malasia (español), la Malaisie (français), Malesia (Italiano), Malezja (polski), Malásia (Português), 馬來西亞 (正體中文), マレーシア (日本語), Malæsia (latine)
Roman Rite (9): Keningau, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Melaka–Johor, Miri, Penang, Sandakan, Sibu
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Apostolic Nunciature: Malaysia
Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (B.C.M.S.B.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Saints: 2 Saints
Continent: South and East Asia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Area: 328,657 km²
Population: 31,381,992
Neighbouring Countries: ↑ Thailand , ↗ Philippines , ↘ Brunei , ↓ Indonesia , ↓ Singapore
Religions: Muslim (official) 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, none 0.8%, unspecified 1%
Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
Ethnic Groups: Bumiputera 61.7% (Malays and indigenous peoples, including Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri), Chinese 20.8%, Indian 6.2%, other 0.9%, non-citizens 10.4%
Motto: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay) (Unity is Strength)
Area: 329,758 km²
Catholic Population: 1,292,000 Catholics (4.0% of 32,655,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 159 parishes, 1,080 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 1,079 without resident priest), 161 other centres
Clergy: 19 bishops (9 diocesan, 10 titular), 326 priests (241 diocesan, 85 religious), 14 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 533 religious (58 brothers, 475 sisters), 84 major seminarians, 123 missionaries, 2,857 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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