Portuguese Parochial Registers of St. Peter’s Church Malacca

This publication does not contain a detailed transcript of the contents from the registers of St. Peter's Church, Malacca. Instead, it is the intention of the authors to provide details pertaining the condition of each of the registers, as well as to tabulate a list of those registers and where it is kept. These primary records are of great historical importance and offer a unique insight into the social and cultural history of the Catholic community of Malacca, including the Portuguese Eurasian community there.
Also included is a brief history of St. Peter's Church, Malacca, which is renowned as the oldest functioning Roman Catholic church in Malaysia. Although it is said that the building was built in the year 1710, during Malacca's Dutch era, this book provides evidence that the current church building probably does not go back to that year.