His Excellency, The Right Reverend Monsignor Francis Chan | |
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| Bishop of Penang | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Penang |
| Appointed | 25 February 1955 |
| Term ended | 20 October 1967 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Gregory Yong |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 December 1939 |
| Consecration | 28 August 1955 by Martin Lucas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1913 |
| Died | 20 October 1967 (aged 54) George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Buried | Western Road Cemetery, George Town |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Ordination history of Francis Chan | |||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Francis Chan | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency, The Right Reverend Monsignor[4][5] |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Francis Chan (25 July 1913 – 20 October 1967) was a Singaporean bishop of the Catholic Church. After finishing high school in Singapore, he studied for the priesthood at College General in Penang and was ordained a priest in 1939. Chan first served as an assistant pastor in Ipoh until 1946, with a three year interruption due to World War II. He subsequently returned to his hometown after the Japanese occupation ended and served as parish priest there for nine years. When the Holy See created the first two Malaysian dioceses of Kuala Lumpur and Penang in 1955, Chan was appointed as bishop of the latter see. He was consecrated in August of that same year, becoming one of the first two local bishops from Malaysia. A Council Father of the Second Vatican Council, Chan attended two sessions held at St. Peter's Basilica in 1962 and 1964. He died of terminal cancer in 1967. Chan was dubbed "The Singing Bishop" due to his penchant for music.
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- ^ "Malaysian Catholic History". The Herald. Kuala Lumpur. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Francis Chan". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Mosaic Mural of the Lord's Supper". Ipoh, Perak: Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ D'Silva, Vincent (15 April 2016). "First Assembly for Boards of Governors, principals, held in Penang". The Herald. Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.