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Church of Christ the King (
Sungai Petani )
Church of Christ the King is located along Jalan Kolam Air adjacent to Convent Father Barre School or best describe as opposite to Sungai Petani Inn in Sungai Petani, Kedah. It is the most distinguished church among the churches within Sungai Petani town. This Catholic church was blessed and officially opened by the first bishop of Penang, H.Ex Msgr Fancis Chan on the 21st of November 1956.
Bishop Fancis Chan was born in Singapore on 25th July 1913. He had been appointed as the first bishop of Penang in 25th of Feb 1955 and became an Ordained Bishop on the same year. He has died at the age of 54 on the 20th of Dec 1967, due to suffering from terminal cancer and was nursed by the "Grey Sisters" (French Sisters of the Foreign Missions). He invited the Grey Sisters to open a nursing home for cancer patients. However, The Grey Sisters withdrew from the project in 1969. In 1974, the Mount Miriam Hospital in Penang Island was constructed and completed by a request made by his successor, Bishop Gregory Yong.
The Church of Christ The King ,
Sungai Petani. Kedah
The church building has a window with a Crucifixion Cross-shaped Design
The church building has a window with a Crucifixion Cross-shaped Design
The
sanctuary area spans almost the entire width of the church in an
impressive manner
The
majestic statue of Christ the King is enshrined right above the altar
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