Diocese of Penang

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Bishop(s) Anthony Selvanayagam, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 25 February 1955 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Malaysia Square Kilometers: 46,853 (18,096 Square Miles) Mailing Address: 290 Jalan Macalister, 10450 Penang, Malaysia Telephone: (04)261.04.30 Fax: 261.66.99

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francis Chan † (25 Feb 1955 Appointed - 20 Dec 1967 Died)
• Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean † (9 Apr 1968 Appointed - 3 Feb 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Singapore)
• Anthony Soter Fernandez (29 Sep 1977 Appointed - 2 Jul 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur)
• Anthony Selvanayagam (2 Jul 1983 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
25 February 1955	Erected	Archdiocese of Malacca	Diocese of Penang (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1970	59,865	4,129,130	1.4%	63	6	69	867		110	175		ap1971
1980	65,100	5,131,000	1.3%	55	10	65	1,001		53	161	31	ap1981
1990	66,280	6,150,000	1.1%	41	7	48	1,380		37	143	31	ap1991
1999	69,321	6,000,000	1.2%	37	3	40	1,733		17	106	28	ap2000
2000	64,605	6,000,000	1.1%	41	2	43	1,502		16	93	28	ap2001
2001	65,837	6,315,524	1.0%	39	2	41	1,605		9	90	28	ap2002
2002	69,600	6,455,000	1.1%	40	3	43	1,618		9	96	28	ap2003
2003	70,140	6,600,000	1.1%	39	5	44	1,594		13	106	28	ap2004
2004	65,100	6,600,000	1.0%	39	5	44	1,479		12	97	28	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Anthony Soter Fernandez (Priest: 10 Dec 1966; Bishop: 29 Sep 1977 to 2 Jul 1983)
• Anthony Selvanayagam (Bishop: 2 Jul 1983)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francis Chan † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1955 to 20 Dec 1967)
• Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean † (Priest: 3 Dec 1951; Bishop: 9 Apr 1968 to 3 Feb 1977)