Assumption Church – George Town parish

Address:

Assumption Church
George Town
No.99, Portuguese Church Street,
Chennai – 600 001

Brief History:

The Church was established in 1640, but a mission centre was started as early as 1600. This Church was under the jurisdiction of the Dicoese of Mylapore till 1930. No inscriptions or tombstones of the Armenians are found here as found in the Mae-de-deas Church or Luz Church. Probably the Tamil community residing here built this Church, because of the Tamil inscription, found on top of the altar, ‘Maduranayaki’ meaning ‘Sweet Queen’. A stone tablet below the Arch records an extension in 1857 and the construction of the parochial house in 1848. Records of the Church Register show that Portuguese Priests have laboured there from 1827-1895. Since the Portuguese priests took care of pastoral needs of the people there, the street on which this Church stands is called ‘Portuguese Street’ even today

Mass Timings:

Sunday Mass – Timings/Language: 6.30 am – English 8.00 am & 5.00 pm – Tamil

About the Church

The Church of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Established following the founding of George Town in 1786, it is the third oldest Catholic church in Malaysia. The church was also the seat of the bishop of Penang from 1955 to 2003.