The Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaanus; Keuskupan Sandakan: 山打根教区) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in Sabah, at East Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 5 parishes (Sandakan, Beluran, Lahad Datu, Telupid and Tawau) and 1 mission district (Paitan), covering the east coast portion of the state comprising the Sandakan as well as Lahad Datu and Tawau divisions.
History The diocese was created by the decree of papal bull "Missionalem per navitatem" on 16 July 2007,https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/la/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_ben-xvi_apc_20070716_sandakanensis.html and consist of the East Coast 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.
Ordinaries
No.PortraitNamePeriod in officeInsignia1Julius Dusin Gitom (born 1957)16 July 2007–Present
List of parishes Five parishes and one mission are located in the Diocese of Sandakan. St. Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan Rector: Msgr. David Aloysius Garaman St. Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu Rector: Rev. Fr. Stanley William Matakim Paitan Mission (St. Francis of Assisi's Church), Paitan, Beluran Administrator: Rev. Fr. Arthur John St. Martin's Parish, Telupid Rector: Rev. Fr. Christopher Ireneus Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau Rector: Rev. Fr. Raymond Lee Seng Huat Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran Rector: Rev. Fr. Stephen Esguerra
References
External links
catholic-hierarchy.org GCatholic.org