Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis Keuskupan Agung Kuala Lumpur
St. John's Cathedral
Location
Country	Malaysia
Ecclesiastical province	Kuala Lumpur
Coordinates	3°09′00″N 101°41′59″E / 3.14991°N 101.69960°E / 3.14991; 101.69960
Statistics
Area	63,763 km2 (24,619 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 10,811,000 185,617 (1.7%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 February 1955
Cathedral	St. John's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Julian Leow Beng Kim
Suffragans	Penang Malacca-Johor
Vicar General	Leonard Lexson Mitchel Joseph
Emeritus Bishops	Murphy Pakiam (2003-2013) Anthony Soter Fernandez (1983-2003)
Website
www.archkl.org

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur (Latin: Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius XII on 25 February 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 18 December 1972, with the suffragan sees of Malacca-Johor and Penang. It also administers the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and the states of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Terengganu. The archdiocese's Mother Church and thus, seat of its Archbishop, is St. John's Cathedral.

In 1786, the first church was established in Penang. This led to the formation of Vicariate of Siam and Kedah, which expanded towards the entire Malayan Peninsula and Singapore. The Vicariate of Malaya was formed in 1841. The Church of Visitation was founded in 1848 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. This is the first known church to be erected in central Malaya. A historical moment was made in 1888, when the Diocese of Malacca was formed. The first church in Kuala Lumpur was dedicated to St John the evangelist in 1883, and would be later known as St. John's Cathedral, the Mother Church of Kuala Lumpur.