Diocese of Malacca

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The Diocese of Malacca is a historic Roman Catholic jurisdiction in Southeast Asia that once played a key role in the spread of Christianity under Portuguese colonial influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church jurisdiction
Roman Catholic diocese
historic ecclesiastical territory
associatedWith Catholic missions to the Malay world
missionary activity in Asia
belongsTo Catholic Church in Asia NERFINISHED
Catholic Church in Malaysia NERFINISHED
colonialPower Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
country Malaysia
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
establishedBy Holy See NERFINISHED
Pope Paul III NERFINISHED
establishedUnder Padroado system NERFINISHED
Portuguese patronage
hasCathedralCity Malacca NERFINISHED
heritage linked to spread of Latin Christianity in the East
part of early Catholic presence in Malaysia
historicalRole important jurisdiction in Portuguese colonial empire
key center for spread of Christianity in Southeast Asia
missionary base for the Malay Archipelago
historicalStatus former residential see
suppressed diocese
jurisdictionType suffragan diocese
languageOfAdministration Portuguese
languageOfLiturgy Latin
linkedTo Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
Portuguese Malacca NERFINISHED
locatedIn Malacca NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Goa NERFINISHED
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman NERFINISHED
Archdiocese of Singapore NERFINISHED
regionOfPastoralCare Malacca NERFINISHED
parts of the Indonesian Archipelago
parts of the Malay Peninsula
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
successorJurisdiction Archdiocese of Singapore NERFINISHED
Diocese of Malacca-Johor NERFINISHED
Diocese of Melaka-Johor NERFINISHED
suiIurisChurch Latin Church NERFINISHED
tradition Western Catholic
underAuthorityOf Holy See NERFINISHED
Pope NERFINISHED

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Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Malacca