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St. Peter's Church (built 1710 onwards)

St. Peter's church is the oldest operational Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was built in 1710 on land donated by the Dutchman Maryber Franz Amboer. At the time this area was outside the core city of Melaka.

The oldest item in the church is the bell, manufactured in Goa in 1608. It was salvaged from an earlier church burned by the Dutch during their 1641 occupation.

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All images 2005 Timothy M. Ciccone

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jane posted on Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:57 am:

what are the timings for good friday service?

Emile posted on Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:03 am:

I want to know wat time is good Friday service

Pauline Tan posted on Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:14 am:

Hi, My family will be visiting Malacca from 24-26 Dec 11. May I know the mass timings for the christmas? Thanks.

joshua james posted on Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:20 am:

i like to know the mass timings for good friday? thank you.

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Moderator replied on Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:33 am: 
Thank you for writing. Please note that we do not maintain information on when services at the church are performed.
yvonne posted on Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:20 am:

My family and relatives will be in Malacca for the holy week, may i know the mass timings for the holy week: maundy thursday, good friday, holy saturday and easter sunday. thank you.

louisa posted on Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:30 am:

can i know the timing of masses in April (9/4/2011, sat and sun 10/4/2011)? any Chinese mass available there?

juliana posted on Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:51 am:

Felix, on sun's mass at st.peters is 10.15am and 6pm..God bless!

juliana posted on Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:44 am:

Felix, on sat's there is rosary which starts at 5.15pm followed by Novena at 5.30pm and mass is at 6.00pm

juliana posted on Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:41 am:

bertha, my prayers goes out to you, it is always easy to see the splint in yr brother's eye but not the blank in yr own...God bless you...and just fyi, Fr. Moses is a man of God, u got him wrong my dear.....

bertha posted on Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:48 pm:

such a historical place. but of recent times i find the mass not being celebrated spiritually. Fr Moses seems like he is at the Sacntuary looking out for anyone to do the slightest thing which seem to annoy him. He has no mercy for anyone be it old, pregnant ladies or crying children. please lift him up in prayer that we may see Christ in him again.

Lynn posted on Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:30 pm:

Hey there

Agatha Tan posted on Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:42 am:

My family will be visiting malacca from 27-29 nov '09. We like to know the ST Peter's Church mass timing on 28

anna posted on Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:40 am:

My family will be visiting malacca from 27-29 nov '09. We like to know the mass timing on 28

Felix posted on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:44 am:

Would like to know mass timing for Saturday and Sunday services.

Wil de Rozario posted on Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:10 pm:

We've been at the St. Peter's Church twice. My grandfather has been born in Melaka. He has been baptized in that church. So it's special to me. Do see my website, a family tree.

Website: http://members.chello.nl/a.w.de.rozario/index.html