Adrien-Pierre Devals

Adrien Devals (19 November 1882 – 17 January 1945) was a French-born Singaporean Roman Catholic priest who was the Bishop of Malacca, which also included Singapore. He was among the first group of settlers to arrive in the Bahau settlement, and was later put in charge of administering the settlement's affairs.

Early life Devals was born in Aveyron, France on 19 November 1882. He entered the Minor Seminary in Rodez before entering the seminary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1900. On 29 June 1906, he was ordained a priest. In December 1943, he was among the first convoy of settlers to leave for the settlement, and was in charge of administering the settlement's affairs.

Personal life and death Devals suffered from diabetes. While he was farming in Bahau, he accidentally cut his right foot with a hoe. The cut became infected and turned gangrenous, and he was taken to a hospital in Seremban. Despite having his leg amputated, he died at the hospital on 17 January 1945.