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| Church of St. Philip | |
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Gereja St. Philip (Malay) | |
| Location | Jalan Buloh Kasap, Kampung Gubah, 85000 Segamat, Johor |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Latin Rite |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Philip |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Architecture |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Malacca Vicariate Forane (under Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor) |
Interior of St Philip Church, Segamat
History
[edit]St Philip Church Segamat was among the first churches to obtain a foreign MEP to arrive in the town and gathered around 300 faithful to form the first parish of St Philip. Fr. Jules Francois, the parish priest of the Church of St. Francis Xavier (Melaka) was in charge of the foundation of the parish since its inception. In 1955, the old church was converted into the parish hall located beside the present church, which was constructed by Fr. Louis Wee and declared open and blessed in the same year by Archbishop Micheal Olcomendy of Singapore and is the only gothic church in Johor to date.
In 1959, the Parochial House was built on the adjacent land. The church was renovated in 2014 after termite infestation on the roof beams was found and reopend just in time for the jubliee year of 2015. The church also commissioned and installed 4 panes of stained glass in the period overlooking the sanctuary depicting scenes from the gospel. [1]
Chapels Under St Philip's Church Jurisdication
[edit]Chapel Of St Joseph, Genuang
[edit]Originally built in 1948 as a wooden chapel, the new chapel was built in 1992.
St Anthony Church, Chaah
[edit]Built in 1953, the current structure however dates to 2005.
Chapel Of St Paul The Hermit, Chaah
[edit][2] The more than a century old chapel was orignally built for the estate workers and is still in use, despite having the more centrally located St Anthony Church in Chaah Town.