Church of the Immaculate Conception, Penang

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic church within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The church was founded in 1811 and is the second-oldest church in the diocese after Church of the Assumption.

History

The church was founded in 1811 by Fr. John Baptist Pasqual, from Phuket in Thailand. Fr. Pasqual landed in Pulau Tikus and decided to build a church. Fr. Jacques-Honore Chastan, served as the fourth parish priest in the church from 1830 to 1833. He left for Korea to do his missionary work. He was persecuted by the Korean authorities for protecting the Korean Catholics. Pope John Paul II in 1984 canonised him.
The original church building lasted until 1835 when it was replaced with a brick church. On the adjoining a boys' school, St. Xavier's Branch School and Pulau Tikus Convent was constructed nearby. In 1899, due to the collapse of one of the ceilings in the church, it was rebuilt. The church survived until the late 1960s when it was further renovated until the facade today.
Currently, the church serves about 5,000 Catholics residing around the north and north-east zone of Penang Island especially in the suburbs or neighbourhoods of Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah, Pulau Tikus, Tanjung Tokong, Ayer Rajah, Teluk Bahang and Mount Erskine.
The church is led by Fr. Jude Miranda since October 2018 and it also administers the Chapel of St. Joseph located in Hong Seng Estate, Mount Erskine.

Mass Times

Daily Masses

6:00pm English
Saturday Masses

Novena: 5:30pm English

Sunset Mass: 6:00pm English
Sunday Masses

8:30am English

11:30am English /Tamil /Bahasa Malaysia