Diocese of

Keningau

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Keningau / 根地咬 (正體中文) / Keningauen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kota Kinabalu

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1992.12.17: Established as Diocese of Keningau / 根地咬 (正體中文) / Keningauen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Kota Kinabalu and became suffragan of Kuching)
2008.05.23: Became suffragan of Kota Kinabalu

Bishop (1992.12.17 – ...):

Bishop Cornelius Piong (74)

Bishops of Keningau (Roman Rite)

Bishop Cornelius Piong (74)
(1992.12.17 – ...)

Bishop of Keningau (Malaysia)

Priest of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) (1977.03.27 – 1992.12.17)

Bishop of Keningau (Malaysia) (1992.12.17 – ...)

Area: 18,298 km²

Population: 148,369 Catholics (29.2% of 508,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 10 parishes

Personnel: 23 priests (21 diocesan, 2 religious), 63 religious (18 brothers, 45 sisters), 11 seminarians

Last updated on 2024.05.15