Anthony Soter Fernandez

Anthony Soter Fernandez (born 22 April 1930) is the first Malaysian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was appointed on 30 July 1983 by Pope John Paul II, and became the Archdiocese's second Archbishop upon his installation on 10 November 1983. He retired on 24 May 2003 and was succeeded by Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam.[1]

His Eminence

Anthony Soter Fernandez
Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur
Cardinal Anthony during the Consistory presided by Pope Francis in 2016
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
Installed10 November 1983
Term ended24 May 2003
PredecessorDominic Vendargon
SuccessorMurphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Sant'Alberto Magno
Orders
Ordination10 December 1966
Consecration17 February 1978
by Gregory Yong,
Chan Soon Cheong, and
Lee Kok Hin
Created cardinal19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1930-04-22) 22 April 1930
Sungai Petani, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States
NationalityMalaysian
DenominationCatholic Church
Previous postBishop of Penang (1977–1983)
MottoKeadilan dan Keamanan
(Justice and Peace)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Anthony Soter Fernandez
History
Priestly ordination
Date29 July 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGregory Yong
Co-consecratorsJames Chan Soon Cheong
Anthony Lee Kok Hin
Date17 February 1978
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date19 November 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Anthony Soter Fernandez as principal consecrator
Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam4 Oct 1995
Styles of
Anthony Soter Fernandez
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Fernandez was ordained as a priest on 10 December 1966, and served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei from 1987–1990 and 2000–2003.

Fernandez is the former bishop of the Diocese of Penang, where he was bishop from 17 February 1978, until his transfer to Kuala Lumpur.

Fernandez was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory on 19 November 2016,[2] and is the first Malaysian to be made a cardinal.[3]

References
  1. Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Archived April 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. UCAN Diocesan Profile Series. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  2. "Pope to create 13 new cardinals, including 3 Americans". Crux. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. Arbee, Awaina (9 October 2016). "Pope Francis names Malaysia's first ever cardinal". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean		 3rd Catholic Bishop of Penang
1977–1983		 Succeeded by
Antony Selvanayagam
Preceded by
Dominic Vendargon		 2nd Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur
1983–2003		 Succeeded by
Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
Preceded by
titular church established		 Cardinal Priest of Sant'Alberto Magno
2016–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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