Michel Olçomendy

Biography

Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. was the first Archbishop of Singapore. He was born in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, France and ordained as a priest on the May 29, 1926 at the age of 24, and became a clergyman of the La Société des Missions Etrangères.

Bishop of Malacca

On January 21, 1947 Olçomendy was officially installed as Bishop of Malacca and Singapore at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, serving in the position until he was appointed Archbishop of Malacca on September 19, 1953, at the age of 52.

Archbishop of Malacca-Singapore

He took office as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malacca – Singapore on February 25, 1955, and as President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei in 1964. Olçomendy remained as President until 1969.

Olçomendy took on the new office as the Archbishop of Singapore on December 18, 1972, until retiring in 1976. Olçomendy died a year later on July 4, 1977.

External links

• Archdiocese of Singapore
• Archbishops of Singapore at GCatholic.org