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    20 August 2012| last updated at 12:43PM

    Sebastian Francis to be new bishop of Penang



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    BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Catholic Diocese of Penang later today will welcome its fifth bishop, Monsignor Sebastian Francis.

    More than 6,000 people are expected to attend  the or dination and installation ceremony of the new bishop to be  held at the Church of St Anne here.
    Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam is  expected to preside over the mass which will be con- celebrated by Malacca-Johor Diocese's Bishop Paul Tan and  Bishop Emeritus Antony Selvanayagam -  - Bishop Sebas tian’s predecessor - who led the Penang Diocese since  1983.
    Present also will be the Pope's representative Monsignor  Marek Zalewski, who serves as the Charge d'Affaires of the  Apostolic Nunciature in Kuala Lumpur.
    Also expected to be present will be Chief Minister Lim Guan  Eng and Information, Communication and Culture deputy  minister Senator Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz.
    Bishop Sebastian, 61, was born in Johor Baru and has been  a priest for 35 years.
    The Penang Diocese which was established in 1955, covers  the states of Kelantan, Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak.

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