• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan

      • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaanus) is located in east Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 5 parishes and 1 mission district.


      History


      The diocese was created on 16 July 2007, from some territory of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. Julius Dusin Gitom was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The diocese covers the Sandakan and Tawau Divisions located in the East Coast of Sabah state.


      List of parishes


      Five parishes and one mission are located in the Diocese of Sandakan.

      St. Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan
      St. Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu
      Paitan Mission (St. Francis of Assisi's Church), Paitan, Beluran
      St. Martin's Parish, Telupid
      Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau
      Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran


      Clergy




      = Bishop

      =
      Julius Dusin Gitom, DD


      = Priests

      =
      St Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan

      Rector: Fr. Simon Jiwidi Kontou
      Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Raymond Lee Seng Huat
      Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau

      Rector: Fr. David Garaman
      Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Dafrinn Diwol
      Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran

      Rector: Fr. Stephen Esguerra
      St Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu

      Rector: Fr. Stanley Matakim
      St Martin's Parish, Telupid

      Rector: Fr. Christopher Ireneus
      St. Francis of Assisi's Mission District, Paitan, Beluran

      Priest-in-Charge: Fr. Arthur John


      Missionary schools




      = Primary

      =
      SK St. Mary Convent, Sandakan
      SK St. Mary, Labuk, Sandakan
      SK St. Mary Town, Sandakan
      SK St. Dominic, Lahad Datu
      SK Holy Trinity, Tawau


      = Secondary

      =
      SMK St. Mary, Sandakan
      SMK Convent St. Cecilia, Sandakan
      SMK St. Dominic, Lahad Datu
      SMK Convent St. Ursula, Tawau
      SMK Holy Trinity, Tawau


      References




      External links


      Official website
      catholic-hierarchy.org
      GCatholic.org

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