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Catholic Church in Malaysia
Catholic Church in Malaysia
Malay: Gereja Katolik di Malaysia
Cathedral of Saint John in Kuala Lumpur
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceCatholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
PopeFrancis
Apostolic NuncioWojciech Załuski
RegionMalaysia
LanguageLatin, Malaysian language, English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Kadazan, Dusun, Bidayuh, Iban, Thai, Korean
HeadquartersPetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Origin1511
Malacca, Malacca Sultanate
Branched fromCatholic Church in Portugal
Members1,292,000 (2021)[1]

The Catholic Church in Malaysia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. The apostolic nuncio to Malaysia is currently Archbishop Wojciech Załuski, who was appointed on 22 September 2020;[2] The resident ambassador of Malaysia to the Holy See is Westmoreland Anak Edward Palon.[3]

The first Catholic priests landed in Malacca in 1511 as military chaplains to the Portuguese. The missionaries were Franciscan and Dominican friars. Malacca subsequently became a stop-over for thousands of missionaries who spread the faith to South and Far East Asia. Until today, small Christian communities can be found in these places as a result of missionary zest. Malacca holds a special place in the history of the Church in this region.

  1. ^ "Catholic Church in Malaysia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Archbishop Wojciech Załuski". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Reporters, F. M. T. (11 June 2019). "New ambassador meets pope in Rome, sporting baju Melayu". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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