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- 1819 Early Anglican
settlers from British East India Company in Singapore
- 1826 Founding of Anglican
Church in Singapore
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1837
First Anglican church building erected (photo
on the right)
- 1842 Founding of the
first girl's school in Singapore by Mrs Maria Dyer, a
missionary of the London Missionary Society; the school was
later called St
Margaret's School
- 1856 Formation of St
Andrew's Church Mission
- 1870 Consecration of St
Andrew's Cathedral
- 1881 Singapore officially
named as part of the Diocese of Singapore, Labuan and Sarawak
- 1884 St John's Church
built in Jurong
- 1909 New Diocese of
Singapore established
Rt Revd Charles James Ferguson-Davie became first Bishop of
Singapore
- 1910 Formation of
Singapore Diocesan Association
- 1913 Opening of Diocese's
first clinic, in Chinatown; beginning of Diocese's medical work
- 1914 St Andrew's School
recognized by government as a first grade school
- 1923 Tamil Diocesan
Council established
St Andrew's Mission Hospital for women and children established
at Erskine Road
- 1929 Three dialect
services available, Hokkien, Cantonese and Foochow in Diocesan
churches
- 1931 Chinese Diocesan
Council set up
- 1939 Diocese set up
Singapore's first orthopaedic hospital in Siglap
- 1940 Foundation stone
laid for first Tamil church, Christ Church at Dorset Road
- 1942-45 Singapore came
under Japanese Occupation
- 1952 Formation of Synod
Church of the True Light erected
- 1953 Chapel built next to
St Andrew's School, later became Church of the Ascension in 1961
Mandarin service started in St Andrew's Cathedral
- 1955 Our Saviour's Church built
- 1956 Anglican High School
set up for education in Chinese
- 1957 St Margaret's
Secondary School set up at Farrer Road
- 1959 Church of the Good
Shepherd built
- 1963 Church of the
Epiphany set up
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1966 Consecration of Rt
Revd Chiu Ban It as first Malayan-born Bishop of the Diocese of
Singapore and Malaya (photo
on the right)
Church of Our Saviour established
- 1967 New congregation
started in St Margaret's School in Farrer Road
- 1970 Diocese of West
Malaysia formed with Rt Revd Roland Koh as Bishop
- 1972 Bishop Chiu's
charismatic experience, turning point in Diocese's stand on
charismatic worship
- 1974 Weekly "Prayer and
Praise" charismatic services started at St Andrew's Cathedral
- 1976 Foundation Stone
laid for St Andrew's Junior College
- 1980 St Andrew's
Cathedral opened a home for the aged at Clementi
- 1984 Diocesan Lay
Training Programme (DLT) launched
- 1986 Diocese published
its first bilingual service book
Singapore Anglican Welfare Council (SAWC) set up Whampoa
Christian Centre
- 1992 St Andrew's
Community Hospital opened
SAWC started Elliot Centre for women with psychiatric
disabilities
East Coast Care Centre opened for families in crises
- 1993 Diocese of Singapore
resumed work in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos
- 1994 Diocesan Church
Planting Fund set up
- 1995 Second edition of
the Diocese of Singapore Service Book published
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1996 Province of South
East Asia established comprising the Dioceses of Kuching, Sabah,
Singapore and West Malaysia (Provincial
Logo
on the right)
Most Revd Dr Moses Tay appointed as the first Archbishop
- 1996 SAWC started
Balestier Care Centre for men with psychiatric disabilities
Kallang Care Centre set up for families in crises
- 1998 St Andrew's
Lifestreams opened at the new St Andrew's Centre in Tanjong
Pagar
- 1999 First Cambodian
priest ordained
- 1999 Synod accepts the
50 independent churches in Nepal, to be part of the Diocese
of Singapore. Rev Norman Beale is appointed as Dean of Nepal
- 1999 Synod approves the
relocation of St Andrew’s Junior College to Woodsville
- 2000 Consecration and
enthronement of Dr John Chew as the 9th Bishop of Singapore
- 2001 Synod approves the
relocation of Christ Church Secondary School to the new school
premises at Woodlands Drive 17
- 2001 Synod approves the
development of the Diocesan Centre within the St Andrew’s
Village project (Woodsville site)
- 2003 Synod grants in-principle
approval
- 2005 Official launch of
St Andrew’s Centre for Early Childhood Education
- 2005 Official opening
of Simei Care Centre
- 2005 Dedication of St
Andrew’s Cathedral New Sanctuary
- 2005 Consecration of Rt
Rev Rennis Ponniah as Assistant Bishop
- 2006 Official Opening
of new St Andrew’s Community Hospital
- 2006 Installation of Bishop
John Chew as the 3rd Archbishop of the Province of South
East Asia
- 2006 10th Anniversary
of the Province of South East Asia
- 2006 Synod resolves that
each parish shall form a Parish Life Review team to spearhead
growth and development in the Diocese
- 2006 Official Opening
of St Andrew’s Village
- 2006 Official launch of
the Singapore Anglican Community Services (SACS) - formerly
the Singapore Anglican Welfare Council
- 2006 150th Anniversary
of St Andrew’s Church Mission
- 2006 Dedication of new
St Matthew’s Church building at Eng Hoon Street
- 2007 Merger of Light of
Christ City Church with Christ Church Woodlands to form “Light
of Christ Church Woodlands”
- 2008 Canon Low Jee King
appointed as Archdeacon of Singapore
- 2008 Establishment of
a sister-cathedral relationship with St Andrew’s Cathedral,
Singapore and All Saints’ Cairo (Egypt)
- 2009 Diocese of Singapore
celebrates her 100th year
- 2009 Ground breaking Ceremony
for Autism Centre, which consists of St Andrew’s Autism
School and St Andrew’s Day Activity Centre
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