Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau

Diocese of Keningau Dioecesis Keningauensis Keuskupan Keningau
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Keningau
Location
Country	Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province	Kota Kinabalu
Metropolitan	Kota Kinabalu
Statistics
Area	18,298 km2 (7,065 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 499,104 146,574 (29.37%)
Information
Rite	Latin
Established	17 December 1992
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Keningau
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Datuk Cornelius Piong
Metropolitan Archbishop	Datuk John Wong Soo Kau
Vicar General	Rev. Msgr. Gilbert Lasius

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau (Lat: Dioecesis Keningauensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia. This diocese covers Sabah's interior districts of Keningau (including Sook), Nabawan (including Pensiangan and Sapulut), Sipitang, Beaufort (including Membakut), Tenom (including Kemabong), Tambunan and Kuala Penyu as well as a partial extraterritoriality jurisdiction on two districts in Sabah's West Coast Division, notably in a portion of the Bongawan area of Papar, which borders the district of Beaufort via the township of Membakut and the Kiulu area of Tuaran that are actually under the pastoral care of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu but has been allocated under the ecclesiastical purview of the Holy Cross Toboh and St Patrick's Membakut parishes of Beaufort as well as Tambunan districts within this diocese.

History

Erected in 1992, from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, on 23 May 2008; the diocese became a suffragan of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The first bishop is the Right Reverend Datuk Cornelius Piong, appointed on 17 Dec 1992. There are 20 secular and 2 religious priests.

List of Parishes

There are 10 parishes and 1 mission located in the Diocese of Keningau (one outstation church in Tambunan district is under the pastoral care of St. Anthony's Church, Apin-Apin which is in turn, one of the sub-parishes of St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Keningau known as St. Paul the Apostle's Church, Kg. Pantai, Apin-Apin Lama, Tambunan since it is located in the border of both districts along the Keningau-Tambunan highway as well as extra-territorial oustations under Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan located in the very remote area of the Kiulu sub-district of Tuaran in the northern part of Sabah's West Coast Division as well as St. Patrick of Ireland's Parish, Membakut, Beaufort located in the Bongawan area of Papar district in the southern part of Sabah's West Coast Division, along the border of the Papar as well as Beaufort districts, which also marks the boundary between the West Coast and Interior divisions of Sabah state).

• St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral Parish, Keningau (69 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Bariawa Tengah, Keningau
  • St. Raymond's Church, Bulu Silou, Keningau
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Agudon, Keningau
  • St. Dominic's Church, Linsosod-Liawan, Keningau
  • St. Mary's Church, Bingkor, Keningau
  • St. Blasius' Church, Magatang, Keningau
  • St. John's Church, Senagang, Keningau
  • St. Anne's Church, Meninipir, Keningau
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kitung, Keningau
  • St. Joseph's Church, Menawo, Keningau
  • St. John's Church, Biah, Keningau
  • St. Gabriel the Archangel's Church, Ansip, Keningau
  • St. John the Baptist's Church, Ambual, Keningau
  • St. John the Evangelist's Church, Panui, Keningau
  • Maria Rani Tobitua (Holy Mary Mother of God) Church, Linsudan, Keningau
  • St. Paul's Church, Luanti Baru, Keningau
  • St. Mary's Church, Kepayan Baru, Keningau
  • St. Bede's Church, Pangas, Keningau
  • Holy Family Church, Gasabon, Keningau
  • St. Paul's Church, Baginda, Keningau
  • Diocesan Retreat House Tuarid Taud, Tatal, Keningau
  • St. Mary's Church, Toboh Laut, Keningau
  • St. Filipus (Philip) Church, Tigot, Keningau
  • St. Bernardette's Church, Binaong, Keningau
  • St. Thomas' Church, Kuangoh, Keningau
  • St. Fabianus (Fabian) Church, Tonobon Baru-Bunga Raya-Kodop Baru, Keningau
  • St. David's Church, Liau Darat-Ulu, Keningau
  • St. Anthony's Church, Apin-Apin, Keningau
  • St. Gabriel the Archangel's Church, Kirokot Baru, Keningau
  • Holy Spirit Church, Tohan Baru-Merampong, Keningau
  • St. Peter's Church, Sodomon, Keningau
  • St. Michael the Archangel's Church, Pantai Baru, Keningau
  • St. Paul's Church, Toboh Baru, Keningau
  • St. John's Church, Bomboi, Keningau
  • St. Michael the Archangel's Church, Kindasan, Keningau
  • St. John's Church, Kiporing, Keningau
  • St. Francis de Sales' Church, Pamalan, Keningau
  • St. John's Church, Jaya Baru, Keningau
  • St. Stephen's Church, Liau, Keningau
  • St. Peter's Church, Rantai-Donggiluang, Keningau
  • St. Emmanuel's Church, Naukab, Keningau
  • St. Paul's Church, Tiga, Apin-Apin Lama, Tambunan
  • Holy Family Church, Tanah Merah, Keningau and
  • St. Maria Goretti's Church, Gaulan, Keningau
• St. Valentine's Parish, Beaufort (10 outstations)/St. John the Baptist's Parish, Sipitang
  • sub-parishes of St. Zeno, Mile 58, Beaufort
  • St. Boniface, Mile 60, Beaufort
  • St. Simon, Saliwangan Baru, Beaufort
  • Christ the King, Mile 70, Beaufort
  • St. Michael the Archangel, Mile 6 1/2, Lumadan, Beaufort
  • St. Joseph, Laboi, Beaufort
  • St. Thomas, Takuli, Beaufort
  • St. John the Apostle, Kiulu Baru, Beaufort and
  • Kerahiman Ilahi (Divine Mercy), Lumat Laut, Beaufort
• St. Peter's Parish, Bundu, Kuala Penyu (10 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of St. Joseph's Church, Kabunau-Menumpang, Kuala Penyu
  • St. Stephen's Church, Kiaru, Kuala Penyu
  • St. Ambrose's Church, Menumbok, Kuala Penyu
  • St. Henry's Church, Kekapor-Batu Abai, Kuala Penyu
  • St. Catherine of Siena's Church, Menunggang, Kuala Penyu
  • St. Paul's Church, Batu Linting, Kuala Penyu
  • St. Augustine's Church, Kiambor, Kuala Penyu and
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Janang, Kuala Penyu
• St. Patrick's Parish, Membakut, Beaufort (6 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of St. Philip's Church, Sinuko, Membakut, Beaufort
  • St. Thomas' Church, Poring, Membakut, Beaufort
  • St. Peter's Church, Penompok, Membakut, Beaufort
  • St. Augustine of Hippo's Church, Tamalang, Membakut, Beaufort (formerly St. Paul, Tamalang)
  • St. Veronica's Church, Tiong, Membakut, Beaufort
  • St. Jude's Church, Ulu Lumagar, Bongawan, Papar and
  • St. Mary's Church, Paung, Membakut, Beaufort
• Holy Spirit Parish, Sook, Keningau (47 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of St. Michael the Archangel's Church, Pensiangan, Nabawan
  • St. Catherine of Siena's Church, Tumura, Pensiangan
  • St. Bede's Church, Nabawan
  • St. Mark the Evangelist's Church, Sapulut, Nabawan
  • St. Joseph's Church, Pandiwan, Nabawan
  • St. Maria Goretti's Church, Sinjaya, Nabawan
  • Sts. Peter and Paul's Church, Pemunterian, Nabawan
  • Bonda Maria Diangkat Ke Surga (Assumption of Our Lady) Church, Tetagas, Nabawan
  • St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Tiulon, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Joseph's Church, Maatol, Sook, Keningau
  • Hati Kudus Yesus (Sacred Heart) Church, Mototou, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Paul's Church, Rancangan Belia, Sook, Keningau
  • St. John Vianney's Church, Simbuan, Sook, Keningau
  • Bonda Maria (St. Mary)/Our Lady of Rosary Church, Dumbun, Sook, Keningau
  • St. John Baptist De La Salle's Church, Mokotog, Sook, Keningau
  • All Angels' Church, Seselungon, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Stephen's Church, Sinaron, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Ignatius' Church, Delayan Baru, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Faustina Kowalska's Church, Kionsom Baru, Sook, Keningau
  • Tritunggal Maha Kudus (Holy Trinity), Tuaran Baru, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Emmanuel's Church, Tinagalan, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Paul's Church, Bunang, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Peter's Church, Kabatang Baru, Sook, Keningau
  • Our Lady of Fatima Church, Kilugus, Sook, Keningau
  • Kristus Raja (Christ the King) Church, Tulid, Sook, Keningau
  • Para Kudus (All Saints) Church, Kebulu, Keningau
  • St. Clare of Assisi's Church, Lintuhun Baru, Sook, Keningau
  • St. Mary's Church, Namadan Baru, Sook, Keningau
  • All Angels' Church, Barasanon, Sook, Keningau and
  • St. Thomas Aquinas' Church, Koposion, Sook, Keningau
• St. Theresa of Lisieux's Parish, Tondulu, Tambunan (16 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of St. Frances Cabrini's Church, Nambayan, Tambunan
  • St. David's Church, Monsorulung, Tambunan
  • Holy Family Church, Kuala Monsok, Tambunan
  • St. Linus' Church, Monsok Tengah, Tambunan
  • St. Stephen's Church, Monsok Ulu, Tambunan
  • St. Lukas (Luke's) Church, Tikolod, Tambunan
  • Catholic Chapel Movement Room & Gethsemane Garden, Kiawayan, Tambunan
  • St. Peter's Church, Mangkatai, Tambunan
  • Christ the King Church, Sungoi, Tambunan
  • Carmelite Monastery (CSE) and St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Kaingaran, Tambunan
  • St. Yohannes Pembaptis (John the Baptist's) Church, Rompon, Tambunan
  • St. Mary's Church Dakar, Rompon, Tambunan
  • St. Anthony's Church, Lotong, Tambunan
  • Spiritu Sangti (Holy Spirit) Church, Kitou, Tambunan and
  • St. Martin's Church, Tampasak, Tambunan
• Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan (20 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of Kristus Nokotungag (Risen Christ), Tombotuon-Kapayan, Tambunan
  • St. Anthony, Patau, Tambunan
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Libang-Pahu, Tambunan
  • Blessed Sacrament, Kirokot, Tambunan
  • Mary Help of Christians, Timbou-Sukung, Tambunan
  • Spiritu Tobitua (Holy Spirit), Sunsuron, Tambunan
  • St. John, Romokon Lama, Kiulu, Tuaran
  • St. Paul, Poring, Kiulu, Tuaran and
  • St. Paul, Romokon Baru, Kiulu, Tuaran
• St. Anthony of Padua's Parish (16 outstations)/Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission District, Kemabong, Tenom (15 outstations)
  • sub-parishes of St. Mary, Melalap, Tenom
  • St. Simon's the Zealot, Paal, Tenom
  • Bonda Maria Tanah Maria, Kemabong, Tenom
  • Holy Family, Gumisi, Kemabong, Tenom
  • St. Peter, Kuala Paitan, Kemabong, Tenom
  • Holy Trinity, Tolokoson, Kemabong, Tenom
  • St. Thomas, Mamaitom, Kemabong, Tenom
  • St. Paul, Bangkulin, Kemabong, Tenom
  • St. Jude, Kaparungan-Kalibatang, Kemabong, Tenom
  • St. Michael the Archangel, Kuala Tomani, Kemabong, Tenom
  • St. Damianus (Damian), Inubai-Ponontomon, Tenom
  • St. Joseph, Batu-Batu-Saga, Tenom
  • St. John the Apostle, Mandalom-Barung, Tenom
  • Holy Trinity, Paguokon, Tenom
  • Our Lady of the Rosary, Batu Tiningkang, Tenom
  • St. Martha of Bethany, Lagud, Tenom
  • St. Mary Magdalene, Pulong, Melalap, Tenom
  • St. Paul, Pagansangon, Melalap, Tenon
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Pangalat, Melalap, Tenom
  • Risen Christ, Tipoh, Tenom
  • St. Joseph, Sigapon, Tenom and
  • St. Peter, Pamilaan, Tenom

Clergy

Bishop

Datuk Cornelius Piong, DD.

Permanently based priests

St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral Parish, Keningau (KSFX)

• Rector: Msgr. Gilbert Lasius
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Bede Anthonius, Fr. Joseph Gapitang, Fr. Kennedy Nakudah and Fr. Appolonius Yakis, CSE

St. Valentine's Parish, Beaufort/St. John the Baptist's Parish, Sipitang

• Rector: Fr. Ronnie Luni
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Lazarus Uhin

St. Peter's Parish Bundu, Kuala Penyu

• Rector: Fr. Roney Mailap
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Paul Mikin

St Patrick's Parish, Membakut, Beaufort

• Rector: Fr. Boniface Kimsin

Holy Spirit Parish Sook, Keningau

• Rector: Fr. Clement Abel Anggas
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Philip Muji, Fr. Anthony Clarence Mikat and Fr. Bede Morti Lamutan

St. Theresa of Lisieux's Parish, Tondulu, Tambunan

• Rector: Fr. Rudolf Joannes Sagulu
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Giovanni Chrysostomus Sugau, CSE and Fr. Sharbel Kevin Francisco Joseph Sambikol, CSE

Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan

• Rector: Fr. Wilfred James
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. David Mamat

St. Anthony of Padua's Parish/Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission District, Kemabong, Tenom

• Rector: Fr. Bonaventure Jausi Unting
• Assistant Rector(s): Fr. Harry Dorisoh and Fr. Benedict Daulis Runsab

Priests of Keningau

• Msgr. Gilbert Lasius
• Msgr. Gilbert Engan
• Fr. Alberto Irenus David, SJ
• Fr. Anthony Clarence Mikat
• Fr. Appolonius Yakis, CSE
• Fr. Bede Anthonius
• Fr. Bede Morti Lamutan
• Fr. Benedict Daulis Runsab
• Fr. Bonaventure Jausi Unting
• Fr. Boniface Kimsin
• Fr. Dr. Charles Chiew
• Fr. Clement Abel Anggas
• Fr. David Richard Gasikol
• Fr. David Mamat
• Fr. Dominico Evan Lasius Duuk, CSE
• Fr. Francis Dakun
• Fr. Gilbert James Augustine, OFM Cap
• Fr. Giovanni Chrysostomus Sugau, CSE
• Fr. Harry Dorisoh
• Fr. Joseph Gapitang
• Fr. Kennedy Nakudah Kilin
• Fr. Lazarus Uhin
• Fr. Nalerin Elrone Nahfirin, SJ
• Fr. Paul Mikin
• Fr. Philip Muji
• Fr. Roney Mailap
• Fr. Ronnie Alfred Luni
• Fr. Rudolf Joannes Sagulu, CSE
• Fr. Sharbel Kevin Francisco Joseph Sambikol, CSE
• Fr. Valentine Gompuk, OFM Cap
• Fr. William Nelson Evarinus Sipalan, OFM

Priests Outstationed/On Study Leave

• Fr. Valentine Gompuk, OFM Cap (Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur)
• Fr. Francis Dakun (St. Peter's College Major Seminary, Kuching, Sarawak)
• Fr. Alberto Irenus David, SJ (Church of St. Francis Xavier, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)
• Fr. David Richard Gasikol (University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines)
• Fr. Gilbert James Augustine, OFM Cap (Church of the Risen Christ, Air Itam, Penang)
• Fr. William Nelson Evarinus Sipalan, OFM (Church of St. Ann, 10th mile, Kuching-Serian Highway, Kota Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak)
• Fr. Clement Abel Anggas (St. Peter's College Major Seminary, Kuching, Sarawak)
• Fr. Nalerin Elrone Nahfirin, SJ (Jesuit mission in Spain)

Missionary schools

Primary

• SK St. Francis Xavier, Keningau
• SK St. John, Beaufort
• SK St. Stephen Kiaru, Kuala Penyu
• SK St. Anthony, Tenom
• SK St. Joseph Kabunau, Kuala Penyu
• SK St. Pius Pamilaan, Tenom
• SK St. James Apin-Apin, Keningau
• SK St. Patrick, Membakut, Beaufort
• SK St. Peter Bundu, Kuala Penyu
• SRK St. Theresa Tondulu, Tambunan
• SK St. Augustine Kiambor, Kuala Penyu
• SK St. David Toboh, Tambunan

Secondary

• SMK St. Francis Xavier, Keningau
• SM St. Martin Tampasak, Tambunan
• SM St. Anthony, Tenom
• SM St. John, Beaufort
• SM St. Peter Bundu, Kuala Penyu
• SMK St. Patrick, Membakut, Beaufort

See also

• Catholic Church in Malaysia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malaysia