Diocese of

Sandakan

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Sandakan / 山打根 (正體中文) / Sandakanan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kota Kinabalu

Websites:

2007.07.16: Established as Diocese of Sandakan / 山打根 (正體中文) / Sandakanan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Kota Kinabalu and became suffragan of Kuching)
2008.05.23: Became suffragan of Kota Kinabalu

Bishop (2007.07.16 – ...):

Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom (68)

Bishops of Sandakan (Roman Rite)

Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom (68)
(2007.07.16 – ...)

Bishop of Sandakan (Malaysia)

Priest of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) (1989.11.19 – 2007.07.16)

Bishop of Sandakan (Malaysia) (2007.07.16 – ...)

Area: 43,110 km²

Population: 58,616 Catholics (4.4% of 1,329,301 total)

Pastoral Centres: 6 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 11 priests (diocesan), 8 religious (8 sisters), 5 seminarians

Last updated on 2025.11.11