Antony Selvanayagam
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His Excellency Antony Selvanayagam | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Penang | |
See | Diocese of Penang |
Installed | 8 November 1983 |
Term ended | 7 July 2012 |
Predecessor | Anthony Soter Fernandez |
Successor | Sebastian Francis |
Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 December 1969 |
Consecration | 1 September 1980 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | George Town, Penang |
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.[1]
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