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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Diocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Christianity was preached in North Borneo in 1687 by Father Ventimiglia, a Theatine. On September 4, 1855 the northern part of the island was erected as the independent Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo under Reverend Charles Cuarteron, a Spaniard. He arrived at Labuan in 1857 accompanied by several missionaries who remained with him until 1860. Unassisted, Father Cuarteron was unable to continue the task of evangelization, so he appealed to Rome to place the mission in charge of an institute. In 1881 the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples put the mission of North Borneo and Labuan under the jurisdiction of the Society for Foreign Missions of Mill Hill, England. Divided and changed to the Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo on February 5, 1927. Elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Jesselton on February 14, 1952. The name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu on March 22, 1968. Elevated to the diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on May 31, 1976. See also,
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- diocese of Kota Kinabalu
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Entry for 'Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/k/kota-kinabalu-malaysia-diocese-of.html. 1910.
