STATISTICAL SUMMARY

• Total population : 5,312,400
• Catholic population : 303,000
• Parishes : 31
• Diocesan Priests : 71
• Religious Priests : 71
• Religious Brothers : 35
• Religious Sisters : 166
• Candidates for the Priesthood: Philosophy Students : 4
• Theology Students : 8
• Baptisms (7 years and above) : 1,527
• Infant baptisms (below 7 yrs) : 1,994
• Catechumens : 895
• Charitable and Social Marriages : 18
• (a) between Catholics (baptized) : 405
• (b) between a Catholic and non-Catholic : 572

• Fr Ettienne Brossard M E P (Age: 54)(21, 1928)
• Fr Peter Ma C D D (Age: 65)(21, 1993)
• Fr Thomas Borthistle C Ss R .(Age: 63)(22, 1968)
• Fr Henry Vetter M E P (Age: 72)(24, 1998)

• Over 1000 attend rededication of renovated Penampang church
• All encouraged to participate in the Anak-Anak Malaysia Walk
• CWL Tg Aru celebrates 50 years of ministry
• Commissioning for Family Life members
• Suhakam: Equal parental rights must be upheld
• Ayer Tawar chapel celebrates feast of St Anne
• Cabinet scraps mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking
• Former parishioners pay a visit to Msgr Thomas