Church of the Immaculate Conception (Johor)

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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Malay: Gereja Kandungan Suci
Chinese :圣母无染原罪天主堂
Tamil: அமலோற்பவ அன்னை தேவாலயம்
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Church of the Immaculate Conception (Johor)
Location Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website cicjb.org
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Architect(s) C. Saleilles
Completed1883 (original building)
1927 (current building)
Administration
Diocese Melaka-Johor
Clergy
Bishop(s) Bernard Paul
Priest(s) Edward Rayappan
Assistant priest(s) Claurence Motoyou, OFM
Deacon(s) Deacon Sherman Kuek OFS

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic church in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is the oldest church in Johor Bahru, built in 1927, An earlier church was built in 1883 by Casimir-Jean Saleilles and was dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. [1]

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History

The beginnings saw the establishment of Johor as an outstation of Serangoon in 1881. Saleilles visited parishioners by boat. He also visited the leper hospital. [2]

The original church of Our Lady of Lourdes was inaugurated in 1883 on a piece of land given by Sultan Abu Bakar.

Its replacement, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, was built by M. Duvelle. [3]

Daily masses are held in four languages. [4]

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