Michel Olçomendy

Michel Olçomendy M.E.P.
1st Archbishop of Singapore
See	Archdiocese of Singapore
Enthroned	18 December 1972
Reign ended	1976
Successor	Archbishop Gregory Yong
Personal details
Born	August 29, 1901 Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, France.
Died	July 4, 1977(1977-07-04) (aged 75)
Nationality	French
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. (Chinese: 奧爾科曼迪; pinyin: Ōuěr KēMànDí)), was the first Archbishop of Singapore. He was born in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, France and ordained as a priest on the May 29, 1926 at the age of 24, and became a clergyman of the La Société des Missions Etrangères.

0n January 21, 1947 Olçomendy was officially installed as Bishop of Malacca and Singapore at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, serving in the position until he was appointed Archbishop of Malacca on September 19, 1953, at the age of 52. He took office as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malacca – Singapore on February 25, 1955, and as President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei in 1964. Olçomendy remained as President until 1969.

Olçomendy took on the new office as the Archbishop of Singapore on December 18, 1972 where he remained in before retiring in 1976. A year later, Olçomendy died on July 4, 1977.

External links

• Archdiocese of Singapore
• Archbishops of Singapore at GCatholic.com

Preceded by New position

Archbishop of Singapore 1972–1976

Succeeded by Gregory Yong