Riposte Catholique
February 24, 2015
We have previously discussed the application of the Motu
Proprio in Asia (with Hong Kong ). Mass in the extraordinary form is also
celebrated in Singapore.
The country comprises a single diocese erected in 1972 to approximately
300,000 Catholics with 31 parishes and 141 priests. 4 diocesan priests
regularly celebrate Mass in the extraordinary form.
Father Duncan Wong, a priest of the Fraternity of St. Peter
who comes from Malaysia, had taught at a Catholic school in Singapore before
entering the seminary. When he came to visit friends after his ordination in
2003, he celebrated the Mass and it aroused the interest of many of the
faithful. (The SSPX has a presence in Singapore, see below *).
A loyal community eventually developed ... and today numbers
200 regular worshipers. In 2013, the Archbishop of Singapore, His Excellency
William Goh Seng Chye, accorded to the faithful Saint Joseph church, a historic
church in the center of the city.
* The Society of St. Pius X has been established in Asia for
fifteen years in Singapore, which is also the headquarters of the Asian
District (3 priests reside locally).
(Source, in French. The current issue of Regina Magazine devotes several pages to the Singaporean community)
