Church of the Holy Name of Mary

Church of the Holy Name of Mary (22 August 2015)


Church of the Holy Name of Mary (GPS: 5.29458, 100.47979) is a Catholic church in Permatang Tinggi, Seberang Perai. The church is located along Lorong Permatang Tinggi Indah I, facing Federal Route 1 (known here as Jalan Permatang Tinggi.)

It is not certain when exactly this parish was established. The earliest records show that baptism was performed here, according to the Matang Tinggi register, on 10 September, 1893. Therefore, the parish must have been established before that date, and could be as early as the 1840s, when Chinese farmers of the Catholic faith relocated from the Batu Kawan area¹.

Church of the Holy Name of Mary (22 August 2015)


Interior of the Church of the Holy Name of Mary (22 August 2015)

Chapels under the Church of the Holy Name of Mary

The Church of the Holy Name of Mary also administers the Chapel of St Paul the Hermit in Valdor Estate, Chapel of St Anne in Valdor village, Chapel of St Joseph in Juru village, Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, and Chapel of Diving Mercy, both in Permatang Tinggi.

Church of the Holy Name of Mary is on the map of Permatang Tinggi

References

1. History of the Church, and Churches in Malaysia and Singapore (1511-2000), page 60.