St. George's Church, Penang

St. George's Church
Malay: Gereja St. George
Location within George Town
5°25′11.0″N 100°20′20.8″E / 5.419722°N 100.339111°E / 5.419722; 100.339111
Location	Farquhar Street George Town, Penang
Country	Malaysia
Denomination	Anglican
History
Founded	1818
Consecrated	1819
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Heritage Register
Designated	1996
Architect(s)	William Petrie, Robert N. Smith
Architectural type	Neo-Classical and Georgian Palladian
Groundbreaking	1816
Completed	1818
Construction cost	60,000 Spanish dollars
Administration
District	Penang
Province	Church of the Province of South East Asia
Diocese	Diocese of West Malaysia
Archdeaconry	Upper North Archdeaconry
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rt Rev Dr D Stevan Abbarow [1][2]
Vicar(s)	Rt Rev Dr Stephen Soe Chee Cheng[3]
Archdeacon	Venerable Soong Hoe Pin
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Mr Ho Yik Tuck, Mr Jaya Paul Dhas
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, iv
Designated	2008 (32nd session)
Reference no.	1223
Region	Asia-Pacific

St. George's Church is a 19th-century Anglican church within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The oldest purpose-built Anglican church in Southeast Asia, it was elevated by to the status of pro-cathedral in 2023.^[4] The church lies within the jurisdiction of the Upper North Archedeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.