Macau Protestant Cemetery
and Morrison Chapel

Morrison Protestant Chapel is located inside the Protestant cemetery where 150 British and American graves recall the days of the foreign trading and naval presence in Macau.

Situated on the edge of the Camoes Gardens and adjoining the stately mansion of the Fundacao Oriente, the Chapel serves as a focus for Macau's English speaking Protestant community.

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Morrison Chapel was built to serve Macau's small Protestant minority during the days of the foreign trading and naval presence in Macau. The stained glass window shows an open Bible with Chinese characters for "In the beginning was the Word".

The Macau Protestant Chapel is a house of Prayer for all Nations.

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Robert Morrison

The small stone building is also called "Morrison Chapel" in honour of Robert Morrison. Robert Morrison was a noted nineteenth-century missionary and linguist.

He was born in Northumberland in 1782 and decided to become a missionary in 1804, following the death of his mother. He studied with the London Missionary Society, and volunteered to go to China on their behalf. Having learned to read and write Chinese with the help of a Chinese student who he met in London, he sailed to Canton in 1807.

While living in China, he mastered both Cantonese and Mandarin. He published a range of works in both English and Chinese including his Dictionary of the Chinese Language (1815 1823) and a translation of the Bible (1819).

Morrison lived for many years in Macao. He married in 1809, and had three children. Among other honours, Morrison was made a Doctor of Divinity by Glasgow University and appointed Vice-President of the Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca. He visited England in 1824 - 5 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Lit and Phil was presented with copies of his works at around this time.

Morrison remarried in England, his first wife having died in 1822, and then returned to Macao where he lived until 1834. He was appointed Chinese Secretary and Interpreter to Lord Napier, Superintendent for Trade with China in 1834, and travelled to Canton to take up the post. He fell ill shortly after his arrival and died on the 1st of August.

He was buried in the Old Protestant Cemetery in Macao.

Services and directions

The main service on Sundays is the Holy Communion which is at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. There is tea in the courtyard afterwards, and an opportunity to meet people. Who knows - some might become your best friends in Macau. The Chapel and grounds are open to visitors from 8-30 a.m. until 5-30 p.m.

How to find the Chapel: the No. 17 bus marked 'Camoes' terminates just outside the Camoes Gardens (fare Patacas or HKD 2-50).

Looking towards the gardens the entrance gate to the Chapel and grounds is across the square to your right - a metal gate opening in the wall.

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Other Catholic churches in this website
Macau Catholic Cathedral, Ruins of St. Paul, Leal Senado Square St Dominic Church, St. Anthony Parish, St. Lazarus Parish, St. Augustine Church, St. Lawrence Church, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, St. Joseph the Worker Parish, St. Joseph Seminary, St. Michael Cemetery, Mt. Carmel Parish, Francis Xavier Coloane Parish, St. Francis Macau, Kaho Chapel in Coloane.