Reverend Father Jean-Marie Beurel was a French Catholic priest and missionary who founded the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, the St Joseph’s Institution and the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus girls
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Memorial plaque to Father Jean-Marie Beurel at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore.
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the oldest Catholic church in Singapore, built in 1847. It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District.
Jean-Marie Beurel
…Reverend Father Jean-Marie Beurel (5 February 1813 – 3 October 1872) was a French Catholic priest and missionary who founded the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, the St Joseph’s Institution and the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus girls' schools in Singapore. Beurel was born on 5 February 1813 at Plouguenast…
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View of the nave after the 2016 restoration. The altar is remodelled, the cathedra was put back to pre-1960 sanctuary remodelling and a new altar rail to match the new style of the sanctuary is installed.
Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert.
The steeple of the cathedral designed by Charles Andrew Dyce.