Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu
Diocese of Sibu Diœcesis Sibuensis Keuskupan Sibu 诗巫教区 | |
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Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kuching |
| Metropolitan | Kuching |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 41,484 km2 (16,017 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 12 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 December 1986 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus Saint Joseph |
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| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Joseph Hii Teck Kwong |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng |
| Vicar General | Michael Lee Hock Chai |
| Episcopal Vicars | Paul Chee Haw Pau |
| Bishops emeritus | Dominic Su Haw Chiu |
| Map | |
The diocese map | |
| Website | |
| catholic.my/dioceseofsibu | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sibu (Latin: Dioecesis Sibuensis; Malay: Keuskupan Sibu; Mandarin: 诗巫教区) is the ecclesiastical territory of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, covering areas from Sarikei to Mukah.
Erected in 1986 by Pope John Paul II and first led by Dominic Su Haw Chiu, this diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching. The diocesan cathedral is the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sibu. The Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Joseph are the principal patrons of the diocese.
Since 12 February 2012, Joseph Hii Teck Kwong has been the bishop of Sibu.