Anthony Soter Fernandez

History
Priestly ordination
Date	29 July 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Gregory Yong
Co-consecrators	James Chan Soon Cheong; Anthony Lee Kok Hin
Date	17 February 1978
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016

Ordination history of; Anthony Soter Fernandez
History
Priestly ordination
Date	29 July 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Gregory Yong
Co-consecrators	James Chan Soon Cheong; Anthony Lee Kok Hin
Date	17 February 1978
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Anthony Soter Fernandez as principal consecrator
Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam	4 Oct 1995

Anthony Soter Fernandez
His Eminence; Anthony Soter Fernandez
	Cardinal and Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur
	Fernandez at the consistory in 2016
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
Installed	10 November 1983
Term ended	24 May 2003
Predecessor	Dominic Vendargon
Successor	Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alberto Magno
Orders
Ordination	10 December 1966
Consecration	17 February 1978; by Gregory Yong,; Chan Soon Cheong, and; Lee Kok Hin
Created cardinal	19 November 2016; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	22 April 1932; Sungai Petani, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States
Died	28 October 2020 (aged 88); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Buried	St. John's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Previous post	Bishop of Penang (1977–1983)
Motto	Keadilan dan Keamanan ; (Justice and Peace)
Coat of arms

Anthony Soter Fernandez (22 April 1932 – 28 October 2020) was a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the first Malaysian cardinal. He was Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur from 1983 to 2003.

Styles of Anthony Soter Fernandez

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Biography

Anthony Soter Fernandez was born on 22 April 1932 in Sungai Patani, Kedah, Malaysia. He was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Penang on 10 December 1966.[1]

He was named Bishop of Penang on 29 September 1977.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 17 February 1978[1] from Gregory Yong, Archbishop of Singapore.

Pope John Paul II appointed him the second Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur on 30 July 1983[3] and he was installed there on 10 November 1983.[1]

He served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei from 1987–1990 and 2000–2003.

Pope John Paul accepted his resignation as archbishop on 24 May 2003.[4]

Fernandez was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory on 19 November 2016,[5] and was the first Malaysian to be made a cardinal.[6][7]

Fernandez died on 28 October 2020 at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Francis Xavier Home in Cheras. He had been suffering from tongue cancer for several years.[8][9] He was buried in the nave of St. John's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur.[10]

References

"UCAN Diocesan Profile Series". Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010.
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXX. 1978. p. 65. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXV. 1983. p. 852. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
"Rinunce e Nomine, 24.05.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 May 2003.
"Pope to create 13 new cardinals, including 3 Americans". Crux. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
Arbee, Awaina (9 October 2016). "Pope Francis names Malaysia's first ever cardinal". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
"Catholics celebrate first Malaysian Cardinal". Asia News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
"Malaysia's sole Roman Catholic cardinal Fernandez dies of cancer". MSN News. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Chandran, Sheela (1 November 2020). "Tribute for a true man of the cloth". The Star. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (31 October 2020). "Cardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez buried in Cathedral of St John, KL". Malay Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

"Fernandez Card. Anthony Soter". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

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 2016–2020	Succeeded by vacant

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[ucan-1] "UCAN Diocesan Profile Series". Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010.

[2] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXX. 1978. p. 65. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXV. 1983. p. 852. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[4] "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.05.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 May 2003.

[5] "Pope to create 13 new cardinals, including 3 Americans". Crux. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[nst-cardinal-6] Arbee, Awaina (9 October 2016). "Pope Francis names Malaysia's first ever cardinal". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[7] "Catholics celebrate first Malaysian Cardinal". Asia News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[8] "Malaysia's sole Roman Catholic cardinal Fernandez dies of cancer". MSN News. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[9] Chandran, Sheela (1 November 2020). "Tribute for a true man of the cloth". The Star. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[10] Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (31 October 2020). "Cardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez buried in Cathedral of St John, KL". Malay Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2020.