Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau

Diocese of Keningau

*Dioecesis Keningauensis*

Keuskupan 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, namely in the Bongawan area of Papar district, which borders the district of Beaufort via the township of Membakut and the Kiulu area of Tuaran district 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. Rantai, Apin-Apin Lama, Tambunan since it is located in the border of both districts along the Keningau-Tambunan highway as well as extraterritorial oustation churches under Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan located in a very remote area of the Kiulu sub-district of Tuaran in the northern part of Sabah's West Coast Division which partially surrounds Tambunan district 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, Rantai, 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