Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor

History

• Established on 4 February 1558 as the Diocese of Malacca–Johor on territory split off from the then Diocese of Goa, within the Portuguese colonial empire.
• It became suffragan to the promoted Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa
• Lost territory on 23 January 1576 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau 澳門
• Lost territory in 1712 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Islands of the Indian Ocean
• 1838: Suppressed, its territory being joined with Siam
• Restored on 10 September 1841, albeit again with pre-diocesan status and exempt, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Siam, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Siam
• Promoted on 19 August 1888 as the Diocese of Malacca
• Promoted on 19 September 1953 as Archdiocese of Malacca
• 25 February 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore, having lost territories to establish the Dioceses of Kuala Lumpur and of Penang
• On 18 December 1972, the diocese was demoted and renamed as the Diocese of Malacca-Johor, when the Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore was split into the Archdiocese of Singapore and this diocese. Rt. Rev James Chan was appointed as the first Bishop.
• On 27 May 1985, its name was changed to the Diocese of Melaka-Johor. The diocese is suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.
• On 13 February 2003, Rt. Rev Paul Tan Chee Ing, SJ was appointed as the second Bishop of the Melaka-Johor Diocese.
• On 19 November 2015, the Vatican appointed Rt. Rev Anthony Bernard Paul as the third Bishop of this Diocese.

  Ordinaries

• Jorge de Santa Luzia, Dominican Order
• João Ribeiro Gaio
• Gonçalvo da Silva, later Bishop of Ceuta and Apostolic Prefect of Marocco
• Gregório dos Anjos, later Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão
• Antonio a S. Theresia, Friars Minor
• ? Emmanuel a S. Antonio, O.P.
• Antonius de Castro
• Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P., later Coadjutor Bishop of Belém do Pará , succeeding as Bishop of Belém do Pará, finally Bishop of Leiria
• Gerardus a S. Joseph, O.P.
• Alexandre da Sagrada Familia Ferreira da Silva, O.F.M., later Bishop of São Paulo de Loanda , Bishop of Angra
• Francisco de São Damazo Abreu Vieira, O.F.M., later Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia

• Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, Paris Foreign Missions Society , Titular Bishop of Bitha ; previously Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Siam succeeded as Apostolic Vicar of Siam
• Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Attalia
• Michel-Esther Le Turdu, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Corycus, succeeding as former Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Western Siam
• Edouard Gasnier, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Eucarpia

• James Chan Soon Cheong
• Paul Tan Chee Ing, SJ, also President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
• Anthony Bernard Paul

  List of parishes

• South Johor Vicariate Forane
• * Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Taman Seri Tebrau/Century Garden, Johor Bahru
• * Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tanjung Puteri, Johor Bahru
• * Church of Christ the King, Kulai
• * Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pekan Nanas, Pontian
• * Church of St. Joseph, Plentong, Masai, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru
• * Church of St. Theresa, Masai, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru
• * Church of the Holy Family, Ulu Tiram, Johor Bahru
• * Church of St. Elizabeth, Kota Tinggi
• * Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pontian Kechil, Pontian
• North Johor Vicariate Forane
• * Church of St. Anthony, Cha'ah, Segamat
• * Church of St. Louis, Kluang
• * Church of St. Philip, Segamat
• * Church of St. Peter, Mersing
• * Church of St. Simon, Labis, Segamat
• * Church of St. Henry, Batu Pahat
• * Church of St. Andrew, Muar
• * Church of St. Matthew, Tangkak
• Malacca Vicariate Forane
• * Church of St. Francis Xavier, Malacca Town
• * St. Peter's Church, Malacca Town
• * Church of St. Theresa, Gajah Berang, Central Malacca
• * Church of St. Mary, Ayer Salak, Malacca Town