Anthony Soter Fernandez

Anthony Soter Fernandez (22 April 1932 – 28 October 2020) was a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the first Malaysian cardinal. He was Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur from 1983 to 2003.

Biography Anthony Soter Fernandez was born on 22 April 1932 in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. He was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Penang on 10 December 1966.

He was named Bishop of Penang on 29 September 1977. He received his episcopal consecration on 17 February 1978 and he was installed there on 10 November 1983.

Fernandez was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory on 19 November 2016, and was the first Malaysian to be made a cardinal.

Fernandez died on 28 October 2020 at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Francis Xavier Home in Cheras. He had been suffering from tongue cancer for several years. He was buried in the nave of St. John's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur.