Diocese of Miri

Diocese of Miri

Dioecesis Miriensis

  • Keuskupan Miri
  • 美里教区
Front View of St Joseph's Cathedral Miri in 2003
Coat of arms
Location
Country Malaysia
Ecclesiastical provinceKuching
MetropolitanKuching
Statistics
Area66,135 km2 (25,535 sq mi)[a]
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 113,382[a] (12.9%)
Parishes15[a]
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1959 (1959)[1]
Dissolved21 November 1997 (as Diocese of Miri-Brunei)
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral, Miri
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Language
Leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRichard Ng
Metropolitan ArchbishopSimon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Vicar GeneralJoseph Ding Leo
Episcopal VicarsFrancis Kuleh Usat
Bishops emeritusAnthony Lee Kok Hin
Website
www.miridiocese.org

The Diocese of Miri (Latin: Dioecesis Mirensis; Malay: Keuskupan Miri; Chinese: 美里教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Malaysia. Situated northeast of the Archdiocese of Kuching, of which it is a suffragan diocese. St. Joseph's Cathedral in Miri serves as both the diocesan cathedral and the seat of bishop. The diocese covers Miri, Bintulu, Limbang, Lawas, Tatau and Marudi. Brunei, formerly part of the diocese, has been separated from it on 21 November 1997 as an apostolic vicariate of its own.

In 1959, when the vicariate was established, Anthony Denis Galvin, a Mill Hill priest, was appointed as the Apostolic Vicar (later bishop) until his sudden death on 5 September 1976. Anthony Lee Kok Hin, a local priest from Miri, become the first local bishop of Miri on 30 May 1977. In 2013, following his resignation, Pope Francis elected Richard Ng, a Kuching-born priest, as his successor and he was installed as the second bishop of this diocese in 2014.

Parishes

  • St Joseph Cathedral Parish, Jln. Angsana, Miri
    • Rector: Rev. Ronald Jimmy
    • Assistant(s): Rev. Justin Dan, Rev. Gabriel Chong
  • Mater Dei Parish, Lutong, Miri
    • Rector: -
    • Assistant(s): -
  • St Dominic and the Rosary Parish, Taman Tunku, Miri
    • Rector: Rev. Andy Lee
    • Assistant(s): Rev. Msgr. Francis Kuleh Usat (Vicar general emeritus)
  • St Michael the Archangel Parish, Batu Niah, Miri
    • Rector: Rev. Kevin Chundi
    • Assistant(s): -
  • Holy Family Parish, Lapok, Miri
    • Rector: Rev. Michael Sia
    • Assitant(s): -
  • Mother Mary Parish, Bukit Peninjau, Miri
    • Rector: Rev. Peter Hwang Yiek Siong
    • Assistant(s): -
  • St Anthony Parish, Bintulu
    • Rector: Rev. Martin Vincent Sta
    • Assitant(s): Rev. Glen Flores, Rev. Henry Saleh
  • St George Parish, Sebauh, Bintulu
    • Rector: Rev. Alexander Anantharaj, CMF
    • Assistant(s): -
  • St Peter Parish, Tatau
    • Rector: Rev. Ciril John, MHM
    • Assistant(s): -
  • St Francis Xavier Parish, Belaga
    • Rector: Rev. S. K. Selvan, CMF
    • Assistant(s): -
  • Blessed Sacrament Parish, Long Lama
    • Rector: Rev. Sylvester Ngau Juk
    • Assitant(s): -
  • Holy Cross Parish, Sungai Asap, Belaga
    • Rector: Msgr. Joseph Ding Leo (Vicar general)
    • Asisstant(s): -
  • St Paul Parish, Long San
    • Rector: Rev. Nelson Zang Kum, MHM
    • Assitant(s): -
  • Good Shepherd Parish, Marudi
    • Rector: Rev. Philip Empalah
    • Assistant(s): -
  • St Edmund Parish, Limbang
    • Rector: Rev. Damian Lalo Thomas
    • Assistant(s): Rev. Johnny Francis Ho Fung Fei

Ordinaries

No. Portrait Name From Until Insignia
1 Anthony Denis Galvin, MHM
(1919–1976)
5 April 1960 5 September 1976
(Died)
2 Anthony Lee Kok Hin
(born 1935)
2 January 1966
(Ordained priest)
30 May 1977
(Bishop)
30 October 2013
(Resigned)
3 Richard Ng
(born 1966)
25 January 2014 Present

Religious communities

Misisonary schools

Primary

  • SK St Joseph, Miri
  • SK St Anthony, Bintulu
  • SK St Edmund, Limbang
  • SK Good Shepherd, Marudi
  • SK RC Kubong, Limbang
  • SK St Pius, Long San

Secondary

  • SMK St Joseph, Miri

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Diocese of Miri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.