1. The history of the parish of the Holy Name of Mary finds it origin from the Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist in Batu Kawan. When a good number of Chinese and Indians settle down there for agricultural purposes, the priest from the Assumption Church, Pulau Pinang, came to look after their spiritual and material needs. The records of Baptism, Marriage, Confirmation and burial of St. John the Baptist Church In Batu Kawan, are kept in the achieves ofPermatang Tinggi parish. According to the earliest and the latest records, the parish of St. John the Baptist was established from 1838 - 1890, a total of 52 years of missionary works in Batu Kawan.
