Church of the Immaculate Conception (Johor)

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]

Church of the Immaculate Conception
Malay: Gereja Kandungan Suci Chinese: 圣母无染原罪天主堂 Tamil: அமலோற்பவ அன்னை தேவாலயம்
Location	Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	cicjb.org
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Architect(s)	C. Saleilles
Completed	1883 (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

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]

See also

• Religion in Malaysia