New appointments

Chancery Notice — Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
September 20, 2017
chan/MC/01/2017

Opus Dei community now in KL Archdiocese

With the permission of His Grace, Archbishop Julian Leow, the Cathedral of St John, Kuala Lumpur has been assigned to the Opus Dei community for their activities and gatherings with effect from July 1, 2017.

Opus Dei is an institution of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity.

Opus Dei is Latin for Work of God; hence the organisation is often referred to by members and supporters as the Work.

Founded in Spain in 1928 by St Josemaría Escrivá, Opus Dei was given final approval in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. In 1982, by the apostolic constitution Ut sit, St John Paul II made it a personal prelature — that is, the jurisdiction of its own bishop covers the persons in Opus Dei wherever they are, rather than geographical dioceses

In St John’s Cathedral, the recollection is held every first Saturday of the month. For the women, it starts at 9.30am and ends with Mass at 12.00noon. The recollection for men begins at 2.00pm and ends at 4.00pm. These recollections are open to non-members who are interested in attending.

For more information: please go to the official website of Opus Dei opusdei.org.

1. Rev Deacon Xavier Andrew has been assigned to the Church of St Jude, Rawang, to exercise his diaconal ministry and assist Rev Fr David Arulanatham, with effect from August 13, 2017.
2. Rev Fr V.A. Michael, the Parish Priest of the Church of St Paul the Hermit, has completed his term of office as the Director of the Regional Office for the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS).
3. Rev Fr Jean Claude Lourdes, Parish Priest of the Church of Risen Christ, KL has been appointed as the Director of the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocesan Office for the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) with effect from September 19, 2017.
4. Rev Fr Joseph Pereira, Parish Priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, has tendered his resignation as Chancellor of theArchdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, and this has been duly accepted by His Grace Archbishop Julian Leow, with effect from August 31, 2017. In the interim, Rev Fr Michael Chua, Parish Priest of the Church of Jesus Caritas and Administrator of the Chapel of Kristus Aman has been appointed as Acting Chancellor with effect from September 1, 2017.
5. Rev Fr Michael Chua has also been appointed as the Ecclesiastical Assistant for the Catholic Ministry for the Deaf which will be officially launched on October 29, 2017, at the 9.15am Mass at the Church of Jesus Caritas, to be presided by His Grace, Archbishop Julian Leow.

Fr Michael Chua
Acting Chancellor
Archdiocesan Chancery
528, Jalan Bukit Nanas, KL