Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang
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Diocese of Penang Dioecesis Pinangensis Keuskupan Pulau Pinang 天主教檳城教區 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kuala Lumpur |
| Metropolitan | Kuala Lumpur |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 46,855 km2 (18,091 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 5,740,000 65,000 (1.1%) |
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| Rite | Latin |
| Established | 25 February 1955 |
| Cathedral |
Cathedral Of The Holy Spirit Green Lane |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sebastian Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Julian Leow Beng Kim |
| Vicar General | Michael Cheah Henry Rajoo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Antony Selvanayagam Bishop Emeritus (1983-2012) |
| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Penang is situated in the northern region of Malaysia covering 5 states, namely Penang, Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Kelantan. It was created on 25 February 1955 together with the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. It is under the Ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur.
The first Catholic priests settled in Malacca in the 1511. College General was established in Ayuthia, Thailand in 1665. It was moved to Cambodia before finally settling in Penang in 1808. A seminary occupied a site in Pulau Tikus before moving to their present site in Tanjung Bungah in 1984. In 1786, Captain Francis Light and his men landed in Penang and decided to build a church there. They constructed a church and it was completed ion August 1787. The church was blessed on the Feast Of The Assumption (15 August). That was the first church in Penang, named the Church Of The Assumption. A few years, later, another priest settled in Penang and used the College General place as their church. This was the second church in Penang named Church of the Immaculate Conception. More churches were constructed.
In 1810, Msgr Garnault as parish priest of the Assumption Church assumed leadership of the Vicariate of Siam and Kedah. Penang became a part of the vicariate which expanded until Singapore. When the Vicariate of Malaya was formed in 1841, Penang became one of its districts, and subsequently went under the jurisdiction of newly formed Diocese of Malacca in 1888.
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