Church of the Assumption (Penang)

Church of the Assumption
Malay: Gereja Assumption
Tamil: அனுமானம் தேவாலயம்
Church of the Assumption (Penang) is located in Central George Town, Penang
Church of the Assumption (Penang)
Location within George Town
5°25′14.7426″N 100°20′16.1412″E / 5.420761833°N 100.337817000°E / 5.420761833; 100.337817000
LocationFarquhar Street
George Town, Penang
CountryMalaysia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websiteassumptionchurchpenang.org
History
Former name(s)Cathedral of the Assumption
StatusParish church
FoundedAugust 1786
Founder(s)Captain Francis Light and friends
Dedicated1955 (cathedral status)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleColonial
Completed1787
Specifications
Number of towers2
Administration
ProvinceKuala Lumpur
DiocesePenang
ParishCity Parish
Clergy
Priest(s)Fr Edmund Woon
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv
Designated2008 (32nd session)
Reference no.1223
RegionAsia-Pacific

The Church of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Established following the founding of George Town in 1786, it is the third oldest Catholic church in Malaysia.[1] The church was also the seat of the bishop of Penang from 1955 to 2003.

  1. ^ "Malaysia's third oldest Catholic Church to get RM2.5m facelift". 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.