Archdiocese of Singapore

Historical Details

• Diocese of Malacca
  • Latin Name: Malacensis
  • Erected: 4 February 1558
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Goa
  • Country: Singapore

• Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore
  • Latin Name: Malacensis-Singaporensis
  • Name Changed: 10 September 1841
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Singapore

• Diocese of Malacca
  • Latin Name: Malacensis
  • Elevated: 10 August 1888
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pondicherry
  • Country: Singapore
  • Square Kilometers: 52,945 (20,450 Square Miles)

• Archdiocese of Malacca
  • Latin Name: Malacensis
  • Elevated: 19 September 1953
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Singapore

• Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore
  • Latin Name: Malacensis-Singaporensis
  • Name Changed: 25 February 1955
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Singapore

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jorge de Santa Luzia, O.P. † (4 Feb 1558 Appointed - 1578 Resigned)
• João Ribeiro Gaio † (29 Jan 1578 Appointed - 1601 Died)
• Cristovão da Sá e Lisboa, O.S.H. † (30 Aug 1604 Appointed - 12 Nov 1612 Appointed, Archbishop of Goa)
• Gonçalo (Gonzalo) da Silva † (4 Feb 1613 Appointed - 6 Sep 1632 Appointed, Bishop of Ceuta and Tanger)
• António do Rosário, O.P. † (9 Feb 1637 Appointed - 1638 Died)
• Antonio a Saint Theresia, O.F.M. † (8 Jan 1691 Appointed - Nov 1701 Died)
• Emmanuel a Santo Antonio, O.P. † (21 Nov 1701 Appointed - 3 Sep 1738 Died)
• Antonio de Castro † (3 Sep 1738 Confirmed - 9 Aug 1743 Died)
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. † (28 Mar 1746 Confirmed - 19 Feb 1748 Confirmed, Coadjutor Bishop of Belém do Pará)
• Gerardo de São José, O.P. † (19 Feb 1748 Confirmed - Jan 1760 Died)
• Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. Ref. † (16 Dec 1782 Confirmed - 14 Feb 1785 Confirmed, Bishop of Angola e Congo)
• Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira, O.F.M. Obs. † (29 Oct 1804 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1815 Confirmed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia)
• Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, M.E.P. † (10 Sep 1841 Appointed - 18 May 1845 Resigned)
• Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P. † (3 Jun 1845 Appointed - 6 Mar 1871 Died)
• Michel-Esther Leturdu, M.E.P. † (6 Mar 1871 Succeeded - 10 May 1877 Died)
• Édouard Gasnier, M.E.P. † (5 Apr 1878 Appointed - 8 Apr 1896 Died)
• René-Michel-Marie Fée, M.E.P. † (21 Jul 1896 Appointed - 20 Jan 1904 Died)
• Émile Marie Luc Alphonse Barillon, M.E.P. † (10 May 1904 Appointed - 10 Jan 1933 Resigned)
• Adrien-Pierre Devals, M.E.P. † (27 Nov 1933 Appointed - 17 Jan 1945 Died)
• Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. † (9 Jan 1947 Appointed - 3 Feb 1977 Retired)
• Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean † (3 Feb 1977 Appointed - 14 Oct 2000 Retired)
• Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo (15 May 2001 Appointed - 20 May 2013 Retired)
• William Goh Seng Chye (20 May 2013 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Malacca
1950	95,624	6,242,002	1.5%	36	7	43	2,223		124	420	38	ap1951
Archdiocese of Malacca
Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore
1969	93,500	3,664,900	2.6%	74	31	105	890		109	259	34	ap1971
Archdiocese of Singapore
1980	85,380	2,400,000	3.6%	59	31	90	948		85	246	24	ap1981
1990	108,601	2,650,000	4.1%	75	44	119	912		110	241	29	ap1991
1999	143,668	3,865,600	3.7%	76	50	126	1,140		110	211	30	ap2000
2000	147,421	3,893,700	3.8%	76	64	140	1,053		121	248	30	ap2001
2001	151,655	4,017,700	3.8%	67	59	126	1,203		112	216	30	ap2002
2002	155,537	4,131,200	3.8%	69	61	130	1,196		119	220	30	ap2003
2003	159,132	4,163,700	3.8%	68	62	130	1,224		135	249	30	ap2004
2004	162,711	4,185,200	3.9%	70	67	137	1,187		132	202	30	ap2005
2010	185,208	4,990,000	3.7%	71	60	131	1,413		171	210	31	ap2011
2014	152,922	5,399,200	2.8%	65	80	145	1,054	1	126	176	28	ap2015
2017	157,988	5,607,000	2.8%	71	76	147	1,074	1	125	173	29	ap2018
2020	153,952	5,703,000	2.7%	71	81	152	1,012	2	121	158	29	ap2021
2022	169,867	5,453,000	3.1%	76	82	158	1,075	2	131	162	29	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo (Priest: 26 Jan 1964; Archbishop: 15 May 2001 to 20 May 2013)
• William Goh Seng Chye (Priest: 1 May 1985; Coadjutor Archbishop: 29 Dec 2012; Archbishop: 20 May 2013 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1804 to 15 Mar 1815)
• Émile Marie Luc Alphonse Barillon, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 10 May 1904 to 10 Jan 1933)
• Paul Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1846 to 1866)
• Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jun 1845 to 6 Mar 1871)
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1746 to 19 Feb 1748)
• Frédéric Cao Sanna, Sch. P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 24 Apr 1838 to 11 Jul 1841)
• Antonio de Castro † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1738 to 9 Aug 1743)
• Francis Chan † (Priest: 4 Dec 1939 to 25 Feb 1955)
• Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Sep 1841 to 18 May 1845)
• Cristovão da Sá e Lisboa, O.S.H. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1604 to 12 Nov 1612)
• Gonçalo (Gonzalo) da Silva † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1613 to 6 Sep 1632)
• Adrien-Pierre Devals, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1933 to 17 Jan 1945)
• António do Rosário, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1637 to 1638)
• René-Michel-Marie Fée, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1896 to 20 Jan 1904)
• Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1782 to 14 Feb 1785)
• Édouard Gasnier, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Apr 1878; Bishop: 10 Aug 1888 to 8 Apr 1896)
• Michel-Esther Leturdu, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 1 Mar 1871; Vicar Apostolic: 6 Mar 1871 to 10 May 1877)
• Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1947; Archbishop: 19 Sep 1953 to 3 Feb 1977)
• Pierre-Louis Perrichon, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Aug 1920 to 11 Aug 1932)
• João Ribeiro Gaio † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1578 to 1601)
• Antonio a Saint Theresia, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1691 to Nov 1701)
• Jorge de Santa Luzia, O.P. † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1558 to 1578)
• Emmanuel a Santo Antonio, O.P. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1701 to 3 Sep 1738)
• Gerardo de São José, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1748 to Jan 1760)
• Dominic Aloysius Vendargon † (Priest: 8 Dec 1934 to 25 Feb 1955)
• Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1977 to 14 Oct 2000)

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