Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Penang / 檳城 (正體中文) / Pinangen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Kuala Lumpur
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop of Penang (Malaysia)
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Bishop emeritus of Penang (Malaysia)
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Bishop Anthony Soter Fernandez (later Cardinal)
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Bishop Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean (楊瑞元) (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Francis Chan
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Area: 46,855 km²
Population: 61,700 Catholics (0.8% of 7,272,000 total) (2021)
Statistics: 29 parishes, 44 priests (36 diocesan, 8 religious), 5 deacons, 82 religious (16 brothers, 66 sisters), 10 seminarians (2021)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 20
Last updated on 2023.09.24
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