Rectors of College General Since 1808

RECTORS OF COLLEGE GENERAL SINCE 1808... Michael LOLIVIER 1808-1833 Came to Penang in December 1807 with 5 Chinese seminarians and revived the College. Died in Penang. Francois ALBRAND 1833-1839 A professor in College until 1833 when he became the rector. In 1839, he was recalled to Paris where he later became the superior of the MEP seminary there. Claude TISSERAND 1839-1848 Became rector and later a missionary in the Malacca diocese. Auguste THIVET 1848-1849 Was rector from June 1848-June 1849. He fell into a tiger trap and died. Victor MARTIN 1849-1868 Came to College in 1842. Died in Penang. Joseph LAIGRE 1868-1885 Was rector from 1868 until his death in Penang. Edouard WALLAYS 1885-1917 A missionary from Shanghai, China. He was responsible for building the main edifice with its long row of arches. Came to College in 1866 and died in Penang in 1925. Justin PAGES 1917-1931 Became a professor in College in 1890. Died in 1944 in Singapore. Marcel ROUHAN 1931-1951 Became a professor in College & then later as the rector. After his term he became a missionary in the Malacca diocese, but ill health forced him to return to France. Rene Jean DAVIAS 1951-1960 From 1926-1931 he was a professor in College but was later recalled for duties in France. In 1950 he returned to College and was the rector the following year. In 1960 he went to South Vietnam. Francois M. LEDU 1960-1966 He was a missionary in China from 1946-1952. He then came to Penang as a College professor and later rector. In January 1966, he was recalled to France for a new posting. Jean-Marie BOSC 1966-1971 Arrived in College on the 1.11.1956 as a professor and later as rector. In July 1971, he left for France for medical treatment. Achilles CHOONG 1971-1975 First local Rector of College General. In 1975, Fr. Choong took leave. Anthony S. FERNANDEZ 1975-1977 He was first appointed as acting rector and in 1976 was appointed as the rector. He left in 1977 to be Bishop of Penang and later became the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur. Murphy PAKIAM 1978-1988 He was the professor of Special Moral in College until he was appointed as rector in 1978. He served for two terms as rector before leaving to be the parish priest of the Church of Nativity, Butterworth. In 1995, he was appointed Auxillary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur. James GNANAPIRAGASAM 1988-1994 He was the first local priest to serve the College for three terms. He taught Scripture and Homilitics. At present he is the parish priest in Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mentakab. Francis ANTHONY 1994- Our present rector who is also our Scripture Professor.

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