Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Singapore

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

We ask our readers to kindly assist us to ascertain when the name of the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Siam was changed into the Malay Peninsula, and later into Malacca-Singapore. We would also like to know when Singapore became the residential See of the Ap. Vicar/Bishop/Archbishop.

Claes.Tande@katolsk.no

1514

Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal

1533

Goa (detached from Funchal) - India

- Second track - Regarding Malacca-Singapore (1841):

1558

Cochin (detached from Goa) - India

1606

São Tomé of Meliapore (formed from preexistent diocese of Calamina, now detached from Cochin) - India

1662

Siam (AV, established by the "Propaganda Fide" in Roma; missionaries sent from Cochin China and from Tonking) - Thailand

1722

Ava and Pegu (AV, detached from São Tomé of Meliapore) - Myanmar

1558

Malacca (detached from Goa) - Malaysia

1838

Malacca (D, suppressed, territory joined to Ava and Pegu AV) - Burma

1840

(The Malacca peninsula part of Ava and Pegu transferred to Siam AV) - Malaysia, Thailand)

1841

Western Siam (AV detached from Siam AV) - (Straits Settlements, Siam) Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

18??

Malacca Peninsula (AV, new name, previously Western Siam AV) - (Straits Settlements, Siam) Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore

18??

Malacca-Singapore (AV new name, previously Malacca Peninsula AV) - (Straits Settlements, Siam) Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore

1888

Malacca (D, and new name, previously Malacca-Singapore AV) - (Straits Settlements, Siam) Malaysia, Singapore

1953

Malacca (AD) - Singapore, Malaysia

1955

Malacca-Singapore (Metr. instead of AD, and new name, previously Malacca D) - Malaysia, Singapore

1972

Singapore (AD instead of Metr.,, and new name, previously Malacca-Singapore) - Singapore