Church of St Henry, Batu Pahat

Church of St Henry Batu Pahat (12 September, 2016)


St Henry Catholic Church (GPS: 1.84171, 102.93451) is the main place of worship for the Roman Catholic communitty in Batu Pahat. The church is located on Jalan Indah. it has an interesting appearance, particularly its pyramid-shaped hip roof topped with an elevated steeple.

The Catholic faith was brought to Batu Pahat by missionaries of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (Société des Missions étrangères de Paris, usually abbreviated as M.E.P.) in the form of Father Henri Duvelle¹ who began mission work in the town in 1925.

Father Duvelle was on a church planting mission, and was credited with having established the Church of St Louis in Kluang, which he named after his brother, Louis Duvelle. In the case of this church, it would seem if Father Duvelle named it after himself, but in fact he named it after his own patron saint, most probably Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, also known as Saint Henry.

Address

Church of St Henry
6, Jalan Indah,
83000 Batu Pahat, Johor.
Phone: 07 434 1828

Church of St Henry Batu Pahat (12 September, 2016)


Church of St Henry Batu Pahat (12 September, 2016)

360° View of St Henry Catholic Church on Google Maps Street View

St Henry Catholic Church

St Henry Catholic Church is on the Map of Batu Pahat

References

1. History of the Church and Churches in Malaysia and Singapore (1511-2000) by Father P. Decroix, M.E.P.

List of Churches in Batu Pahat, Churches in Johor and Churches in Malaysia

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