Church of the Immaculate Conception, Penang
Church of the Immaculate Conception | |
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Roman Catholic | |
Administration | |
Diocese | Penang |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Fr. Jude Miranda |
Assistant priest(s) | Fr. Simon Labrooy Fr. Oliver Tham OFM |
The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Malay: Gereja Kandungan Suci, Tamil: அமலோற்பவ அன்னை தேவாலயம்) is a Roman Catholic church within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The church was founded in 1811 and is the second oldest church in the diocese after Church of the Assumption.
History
The church was founded in 1811 by Fr. John Baptist Pasqual, from Phuket in Thailand. Fr. Pasqual landed in Pulau Tikus and decided to build a church. Fr. Jacques-Honore Chastan (now a saint), served as the fourth parish priest in the church from 1830 to 1833. He left for Korea to do his missionary work. He was persecuted by the Korean authorities for protecting the Korean Catholics. Pope John Paul II in 1984 canonised him.
The original church building lasted until 1835 when it was replaced with a brick church. On the adjoining a boys' school, St. Xavier's Branch School and Pulau Tikus Convent was constructed nearby. In 1899, due to the collapse of one of the ceilings in the church, it was rebuilt. The church survived until the late 1960s when it was further renovated until the facade today.
Currently, the church serves about 5,000 Catholics (traditionally
.The church is led by Fr. Jude Miranda since October 2018 and it also administers the Chapel of St. Joseph located in Hong Seng Estate, Mount Erskine.
Mass Times
Daily Masses
6:00pm English (Angelus prior to Mass)
Saturday Masses
Novena: 5:30 pm English
Sunset Mass: 6:00 pm English
Sunday Masses
8:30am English
11:30am English (1st Sundays)/Tamil (2nd and 4th Sundays)/Bahasa Malaysia (3rd Sundays)[1]
See also
- Diocese of Penang
- Catholic Church in Malaysia
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