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1903
-
When
Father
Terrien
was
given
the
charge
of
the
Chinese
Catholic
community
in
Kuala
Lumpur,
he
was
also
to
build
the
church
for
them.
He
bought
a
piece
of
land,
about
two
acres
in
size,
on
Brickfields
Road
near
the
railway
station.
He
has
Father
L.
Lambert
MEP
as
the
architect.
Bishop
Rene
Fee,
Bishop
of
Malacca
laid
the
foundation
stone
for
the
new
church.
1904
-
The
church,
with
no
steeple
and
no
wings,
was
completed
after
eighteen
months.
The
architecture
was
semi-gothic
with
flying
buttress
arches
but
the
roof
was
flat.
The
parsonage
was
an
"attap"
building
behind
the
church.
The
belfry
where
the
bell
was
placed
was
on
the
ground
at
the
left
of
the
church.
She
was
blessed
by
the
then
new
bishop
Monsignor
Emile
Barillon
MEP.
Her
title:
Church
of
Our
Lady
of
the
Rosary.
The
church’s
five
pieces
of
beautiful
stained
glass
windows
depicting
the
five
Joyful
Mysteries
of
the
Rosary
were
designed
by
Fr.
L.
Lambert
MEP,
who
helped
build
the
church.
1942
-
The
stained
glass
windows
were
saved
during
the
Japanese
Occupation
of
Malaya
by
Fr.
Girard.
Seen
behind
the
main
altar
today,
they
are
among
the
most
precious
heritage
of
the
parish.
1948-1951
-
The
congregation
was
growing.
The
church
was
getting
crammed.
Fr.
Moses
Koh
added
two
wings
in
the
transept
of
the
church,
replaced
the
flat
roof
with
proper
roofing
and
installed
a
tall
steeple
for
the
old
bell.
Bishop
Michael
Olcomendy,
Bishop
of
Malacca
blessed
the
new
wings
and
steeple.
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