See Diocese of Penang Denomination Roman Catholic Ordination December 20, 1969 Installed 8 November 1983 Name Antony Selvanayagam Consecration September 1, 1980 | Successor Sebastian Francis Residence George Town, Malaysia Term ended July 7, 2012 Nationality Malaysian | |
Other posts Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur Born 24 October 1935 (age 88)
Bentong, Pahang, British Malaya ( 1935-10-24 ) | ||
Predecessor Anthony Soter Fernandez | ||
PDYD3 - Penang Diocesan Youth Day 3 hears from the Emeriti Bishop/Archbishops of Penang Diocese
Antony Selvanayagam is the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Penang, Malaysia. He was elected by Pope John Paul II as the 4th bishop of Penang after the transfer of his predecessor, Bishop Anthony Soter Fernandez to the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur as the 2nd archbishop of Kuala Lumpur. From 1980-1983, he was an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, holding the titular see of Giru Mons. He retired in 2012 due to old age, and was succeeded by Msgr. Sebastian Francis as the new Bishop of Penang. He has served as head of the church's Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs.
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