Bishop Antony Selvanayagam

Bishop Emeritus of Penang

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
24 Oct 1935		Born	Bentong
20 Dec 1969	34.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6 Mar 1980	44.4	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6 Mar 1980	44.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons
1 Sep 1980	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons
2 Jul 1983	47.7	Appointed	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
7 Jul 2012	76.7	Retired	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Penang.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Dominic Aloysius Vendargon †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez
Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antony Selvanayagam (1980)
Archbishop Dominic Aloysius Vendargon † (1955)
Archbishop Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. † (1947)
Bishop Frédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost, M.E.P. † (1929)
Bishop Pierre Louis Perrichon, M.E.P. † (1921)
Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchut, M.E.P. † (1902)
Bishop Marc Chatagnon, M.E.P. † (1887)
Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. † (1881)
Bishop François-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. † (1872)
Archbishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. † (1844)
Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818)
Archbishop François de Bovet †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
Bishop Sebastian Francis

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 2011, Page 557
r: Bollettino, 7 Jul 2012

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