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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur ( la, Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius X ...

, metropolis = , diocese = , diocese start = , province = , archbishop = Most Reverend Julian Leow Beng Kim , bishop = , dean = , provost = , canon = , precentor = , archdeacon = , reader = , director = , organist = , logo = , logosize = , logolink = , logoalt = The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL) is a church located on Jalan Tengku Kelana, Klang, Malaysia. Built in 1928, the current parish priest is Rev Fr Jude Gregory Chan and is assisted by Rev Fr Ferdinand Magimay. The church had celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2008 after the church building had undergone some restoration and repainting works. Additionally, a new four-storey formation centre, named Wisma Lourdes, had been added to the church's complex in order to meet the increasing number of students and classes needed for Sunday School. Wisma Lourdes also houses the parochial house. Interior of OLL Klang

Attractions

Annual Novena Feast Celebration

The annual novena (translation: nine-day) feast celebration of Our Lady of Lourdes tends to attract thousands of Catholic pilgrims to the church, particularly in the month of February with the celebration of the World Day of the Sick on 11 February as instituted by Pope Saint John Paul II on 13 May 1992.The annual novena feast celebration is usually culminated with an outdoor procession, drawing hundreds of faithful with a missional goal by way of a communal participation.

Relic of St Maria Goretti

On 8 February 2015, a first-class relic of St Maria Goretti was placed by Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Julian Leow, within the altar of the church and was witnessed by 1,300 congregants.

Glass panes depicting images of Mary and Jesus

In 2012, two glass panes believed to showcase images of the

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and the face of

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were moved to the church from the Sime Darby Medical Centre in

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(SJMC). These panes are available for viewing from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus School

Adjacent to the church is the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, which had also been built by 1928 for the Sisters of the Infant Jesus who conducted a school in nearby Kuala Lumper,

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and were keen to conduct a similar

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for girls in Klang. Ownership of the school remains with the sisters.

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