Malaysia's first Catholic cardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez dies at 88


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s first Roman Catholic cardinal Rev Anthony Soter Fernandez passed away at 12.35pm on Wednesday (Oct 28) at the Little Sisters of the Poor home for the elderly in Cheras.

News of his death was posted on the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese website, stating that Fernandez, 88, had passed away peacefully at the home.

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