Two hundred years ago, on 11 Dec 1821, St. Laurent Imbert landed in Singapore. From then, missionaries from faraway lands came and planted the seeds of faith. Thereafter, the growing local Church has seen the ebb and flow of history, which shaped modern Singapore. From 13 Dec 2020, our Archdiocese will mark this pivotal year to launch a new era of faith

Two years after Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, Saint Laurent Marie Joseph Imbert stepped foot on our shores to mark the beginning of Catholic outreach to our country. When he arrived on December 11, 1821, he was then a priest from MEP (Société des...