The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (Dioecesis Sandakaanus) is located in east Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 5 parishes and 1 mission district.

History

The diocese was created on 16 July 2007, from some 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.

List of parishes

Five parishes and one mission are located in the Diocese of Sandakan.

Clergy

Bishop

Julius Dusin Gitom, DD

Priests

St Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran St Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu St Martin's Parish, Telupid St. Francis of Assisi's Mission District, Paitan, Beluran

Missionary schools

Primary

Secondary