Antony Selvanayagam Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Antony Selvanayagam
Bishop Of:Bishop Emeritus of Penang
See:Diocese of Penang
Enthroned:8 November 1983
Ended:7 July 2012
Predecessor:Anthony Soter Fernandez
Successor:Sebastian Francis
Ordination:20 December 1969
Consecration:1 September 1980
Other Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur
Birth Date:1935 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bentong, Pahang, British Malaya
Nationality:Malaysian
Religion: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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  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=4FhfkkT1iPAC&dq=%22Antony+Selvanayagam%22&pg=PA181 Islam in Southeast Asia: political, social, and strategic challenges for the ...