Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor

Diocese of Melacca-Johor Dioecesis Melakanus-Giohoranus
Location
Country	Malaysia
Metropolitan	Kuala Lumpur
Statistics
Area	20,364 km2 (7,863 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 3,242,500 [1] 38,504 [1] (1.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Paul Tan Chee Ing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor (Latin: Dioecesis Melakanus-Giohoranus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is located in the southern region of Malaysia, administering 2 states, namely Malacca and Johor.

History

• February 4, 1558: Established as the Diocese of Malacca ^{[1] [2]} was suffragan (other being Diocese of Cochin) to the Archdiocese of Goa^[3]
• 1838: Suppressed
• September 10, 1841: Restored as the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Siam from the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam^[4]
• August 19, 1888: Promoted as the Diocese of Malacca ^{[1] [2]}
• September 19, 1953: Promoted as Archdiocese of Malacca
• February 25, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore
• On December 18, 1972, the diocese was demoted as the Diocese of Malacca-Johor, when the Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore was split into the Archdiocese of Singapore and this diocese.
• On May 27, 1985, the name was changed to the diocese of Malaka-Johor. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

List of parishes

This is a list of parishes in the Diocese of Malacca-Johor. There are 3 districts: South Johor, North Johor and Malacca. There are currently 20 churches being administered under 17 parishes.

• South Johor
  • Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru
  • Church of the Immaculate Conception, Johor Bahru
  • Church of Christ the King, Kulai
  • Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pekan Nanas
  • Church of St. Joseph, Plentong, Masai
  • Church of St. Theresa, Masai
  • Church of the Holy Family, Ulu Tiram
  • Church of St. Elizabeth, Kota Tinggi
  • Church of St. Peter, Mersing

• North Johor
  • Church of St. Louis, Kluang
  • Church of St. Philip, Segamat
  • Church of St. Anthony, Cha'ah
  • Church of St. Simon, Labis
  • Church of St. Henry, Batu Pahat
  • Church of St. Andrew, Muar
  • Church of St. Matthew, Tangkak

St. Peter's Church in Malacca, built in 1710 and Malaysia's oldest operational Catholic church

• Malacca
  • Church of St. Francis Xavier, Malacca Town
  • St. Peter's Church, Malacca
  • Church of St. Theresa, Alor Gajah
  • Church of St. Mary, Ayer Salak

Ordinaries

• Diocese of Malacca
  • (1558-1576) Jorge de Santa Luzia, OP
  • (1589-1601) João Ribeiro Gaio
  • (1613-1632) Gonçalvo (Gonzalo) da Silva
  • (1691-????) Antonio a S. Theresia, OFM
  • (1701-1738) Emmanuel a S. Antonio, OP
  • (1738-1743) Antonius de Castro
  • (1746-1747) Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, OP
  • (1748-1760) Gerardus a S. Joseph, OP
  • (1782-1785) Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, OFM
  • (1804-1815) Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira, OFM

• Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore
  • (1841-1844) Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, MEP
  • (1845-1871) Jean-Baptiste Boucho, MEP
  • (1871-1877) Michel-Esther Le Turdu, MEP
  • (1878-1888) Edouard Gasnier, MEP

• Diocese of Malacca
  • (1888-1896) Edouard Gasnier, MEP
  • (1896-1904) René-Michel-Marie Fée, MEP
  • (1904-1933) Marie-Luc-Alphonse-Emile Barillon, MEP
  • (1934-1945) Adrien Pierre Devals, MEP
  • (1947-1953) Michel Olçomendy, MEP

• Archdiocese of Malacca
  • (1953-1955) Michel Olçomendy, MEP

• Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore
  • (1955-1972) Michel Olçomendy, MEP

• Diocese of Malacca-Johor
  • (1972-1985) James Chan Soon Cheong

• Diocese of Melaka-Johor
  • (1985-2001) James Chan Soon Cheong
  • (2003-present) Paul Tan Chee Ing, SJ

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malaysia
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured_view)-Episcopal Conference of Malaysia

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} www.catholic-hierarchy.org | Statistics - Diocese of Malacca-Johor
2. ^ ^{a b} www.gcatholic.com | Diocese of Malacca–Johor
3. ^ Archdiocese of Goa - suffragan sees of Cochin and Malacca
4. ^ Vicariate Apostolic of Siam | Original Catholic Encyclopedia

References

• Official Website
• www.catholic-hierarchy.org | Diocese of Malacca-Johor
• www.gcatholic.com | Diocese of Malacca-Johor

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