New Appointments

Chancery Notice – Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
October 19, 2017 chan/MC/04/2017

1. His Grace, the Most Rev Julian Leow, has appointed the following persons:

a) Rev Fr Christopher Wilvaraj Soosaipillai, the Parish Priest of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Setapak, as the Priest-in-Charge of’ Burial Grounds, Columbaria and cemetery matters with effect from the 1st October 2017.

b) Rev Fr Albet Arockiasamy, the Parish Priest of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Puchong, as the Priest-Liaison for all expatriate communities in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur with effect from the 1st of October 2017.

c) Rev Fr Jude Gregory Chan, the Assistant Parish Priest of the Church of the Assumption, Petaling Jaya, as the Acting Administrator of the chapels under the Terengganu Catholic Mission, with effect from the 1st of August 2017. Rev Fr Alan Pereira, the Administrator of the chapels under the Terengganu Catholic Mission, is currently on sabbatical leave until the end of 2017. He is pursuing a renewal course in Australia.
Canonical Erection of Religious House

2. At the request of the General Delegate of the Order of Discalced Carmelite (O.C.D.), and in accordance with canons 610-612 of the Code of Canon Law, His Grace, the Most Rev Julian Leow, the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, has consented and granted permission for the erection of a house of friars of the Order of Discalced Carmelite within the territory of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. The first house is located in the town of Seremban.
Other Matters

3. With the permission and at the direction of His Grace, the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, the lay ecclesial movement of Communion and Liberation, has been placed under the pastoral care and guidance of the Church of the Holy Family, Kajang and its pastors.

4. With the permission and at the direction of His Grace, the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, the members of the Servants of Yahweh Covenant Community have been placed under the pastoral care and guidance of the Church of St Thomas More, Subang Jaya, and its pastors.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online