Murphy Pakiam
His Grace The Most Reverend | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur | |
Motto: Mercy and Peace | |
| See | Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Latin: Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis |
| Installed | 29 May 2003 |
| Term ended | 13 December 2013 |
| Predecessor | Anthony Soter Fernandez |
| Successor | Julian Leow Beng Kim |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 May 1964 |
| Consecration | 4 October 1995 by Anthony Soter Fernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1938 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Rumah Uskup Agung (Archbishop's House), Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur |
| Alma mater | Lateran University |
| Coat of arms | |
Tan Sri Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam (born 6 December 1938) was the third metropolitan archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2003 to 2013. He is styled His Grace The Most Reverend Archbishop Tan Sri Datuk.
Pakiam was born in Tapah, Perak and was ordained into the priesthood on 10 May 1964. He was appointed metropolitan archbishop of Kuala Lumpur on 24 May 2003, and was installed five days later. Pakiam is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; and the publisher of the Catholic weekly newspaper, The Herald.
In 2007, Pakiam filed for a judicial review after The Herald was ordered to stop using the Arabic word "Allah" in its publication by the Malaysian government. In 2009, the High Court overturned the government's ban of the word. In 2010, he accepted the public apology of Al-Islam magazine, which had sent two reporters to a Catholic church the year before, where they desecrated the Eucharist.