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Catholic Bishops' Conference Of Malaysia, Singapore And Brunei
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (C.B.C.M.S.B.) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. The B.C.M.S.B reviews the position of the Church in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, and also undertakes a variety of activities covering, for example, the youth, health care and media. There are approximately, 1.174 million Catholics in total in the three countries; 880,000 in Malaysia, 303,000 in Singapore and 21,000 in Brunei. Members include diocesan bishops, coadjutors, auxiliary bishops, and diocesan administrators. Organisation structure The organisation structure for the 2019-2020 term. Apostolic Nuncio # Archbishop Wojciech Załuski Board # ''President : ''Bishop Sebastian Francis # ''Vice-President : Vacant'' # ''Treasurer : ''Bishop Bernard Paul # ''Honorary Secretary : ''Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Archbishop of Singapore Chairmen of the Commissions # ''Commission for Biblical:'' V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Conference
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to meet regularly, with its own legal structure and ecclesial leadership function, is the Swiss Bishops' Conference, which was founded in 1863. More than forty episcopal conferences existed before the Second Vatican Council. Their status was confirmed by the Second Vatican Council and further defined by Pope Paul VI's 1966 ''motu proprio'', ''Ecclesiae sanctae''. Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, often national ones, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference, although they may also include neighboring countries. Certain authority and tasks are assigned to episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass. Episcopal conferences receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Goh
William Goh Seng Chye (born 25 June 1957) is a Singaporean prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as the fourth Archbishop of Singapore since 2013. He was created a cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022. Biography Early life and education Born in Singapore, Goh attended Montfort Junior School and Montfort Secondary School in Hougang, where he lived. He furthered his studies in philosophy at the Major Seminary (College General) and did his theological studies at the Major Seminary in Singapore. Goh is from the first cohort of seminarians to graduate from the newly built St Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Punggol. After his graduation, he was posted to the Church of the Holy Cross where he served as an assistant priest to Nicholas Chia (later archbishop of Singapore). In 1985, he received a Bachelor of Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome. He was ordained a priest on 1 May 1985 by Gregory Yong, Archbishop of Singapore, at the Church o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (born 25 June 1965) is a Malaysian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Sibu since 2012. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 2008 to 2012. Biography Early life Hii entered St. Peter's major seminary in Kuching, Sarawak, in 1986, to study philosophy and theology. Priesthood Hii was ordained a priest on 25 March 1993 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu. In 1999, he obtained a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum The Teresianum, officially the Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality Teresianum (), is a pontifical faculty in Rome. It was established by the Discalced Carmelites for the study of scientific theology and anthro ... in Rome, Italy. Auxiliary Bishop of Sibu Hii was appointed titular bishop of Castellum Medianum and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sibu on 25 January 2008, by Pope Benedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Keningau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keningau (Lat: ''Dioecesis Keningauensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. History Erected in 1992, from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, on 23 May 2008; the diocese became a suffragan of the newly elevated Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The first bishop is the Right Reverend Datuk Cornelius Piong, appointed on 17 Dec 1992. There are 20 secular and 2 religious priests. List of Parishes There are 10 parishes and 1 Mission located in the Diocese of Keningau. * St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral Parish, Keningau (69 outstations) * St. Valentine's Parish, Beaufort (10 outstations) * St. Peter's Parish, Kuala Penyu (10 outstations) * St. Patrick's Parish, Membakut, Beaufort (6 outstations) * St. John the Baptist Parish, Sipitang * Holy Spirit Parish, Sook, Keningau (47 outstations) * St. Theresa of Lisieux's Parish, Tondulu, Tambunan (16 outstations) * Holy Cross Parish, Toboh, Tambunan (20 outstations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Piong
Cornelius Piong (born 1 July 1949) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He became Bishop of Keningau in 1993. Early and personal life Cornelius was born in Bundu, Kuala Penyu on 1 July 1949. In 1970, he entered St Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Singapore and College General in Penang in 1972. On 27 March 1977, he was ordained priest in his hometown parish by Bishop Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong. In June 1987, he was appointed as vicar general of the Diocese of Kota Kinabalu (now Archdiocese). On 17 December 1992, Cornelius received his appointment to be the bishop of the newly created Diocese of Keningau. He was ordained bishop on 6 May 1993 at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Keningau by Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting. Cornelius is the first bumiputera Catholic bishop in Malaysia. He is of dusun tatana ethnicity, a bumiputera native to the Malaysian state of Sabah. Honours Cornelius has received the award of the Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (P.G.D.K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kuching
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching ( la, Archidioecesis Kuchingensis) is a Metropolitan Latin archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, however remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is in St Joseph's Cathedral, in Kuching, Sarawak. Former auxiliary bishop Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng was appointed Archbishop of Kuching by Pope Francis on 4 March 2017 following John Ha Tiong Hock's resignation. Erected in 1927 by Pope Pius VI as an Apostolic Prefecture, Kuching was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Paul VI in 1976 with the suffragan dioceses of Sibu and Miri. History * It was erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on 5 February 1927, on territory split off from the Apostolic Prefecture of Labuan and Borneo. * It was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope Pius XII on 14 February 1952. * Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng (born 15 April 1963) is a Malaysian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kuching since 2017. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the same archdiocese from 2015 to 2017. Early life and education Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng was born on 15 April 1963, in Sri Aman, Sarawak, to Joseph Poh and Geraldine Poh. The oldest child in the family, he has two sisters, Irene and Doreen, and two brothers, Raymond and Norman. From 1970 to 1975, Poh attended St. Joseph's primary school. He then continued his studies at St. Joseph's Secondary School from 1976 to 1982. He and his family converted to Catholicism between the years 1979 and 1980. After becoming a Catholic, Poh joined the school's club, Young Christian Students, the Legion of Mary, and St. Joseph's Cathedral's altar servers. Ordination and ministry The parish priest of the church Poh attended at the time, Fr. Josef Wassermann, greatly inspired h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sandakan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan (''Dioecesis Sandakaana'') is located in east Malaysia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. The diocese is subdivided into 5 parishes and 1 mission district. History The diocese was created on 16 July 2007, from some territory of the Archdiocese of Kota KinabaluJulius Dusin Gitomwas appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The diocese covers the Sandakan and Tawau Divisions of Sabah State. List of parishes Five parishes and one mission are located in the Diocese of Sandakan. * St. Mary's Cathedral Parish, Sandakan * St. Dominic's Parish, Lahad Datu * St. Martin's Parish, Telupid * Holy Trinity Parish, Tawau * Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Beluran * Paitan Mission (St. Francis of Assisi's Chapel), Sandakan Sandakan (, Jawi: , ) formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kota Kinabalu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu (Lat: ''Archdioecesis Kotakinabaluensis'') is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sabah, a state of Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The Archdiocese is the oldest ecclesiastical territory in Malaysia, with a long history slowly rising along with the Catholic population from a prefecture to an Archdiocese. Its Cathedral archepiscopal see is Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu. History Originally erected on 4 September 1855 as the Apostolic prefecture of Labuan and Borneo, created on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (Java) (including the neighbouring Dutch East Indies). On 5 February 1927 it was renamed the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Borneo, and lost territory to form the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak. On 14 February 1952 the prefecture was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Jesselton, hence entitled to a titular bishop. On 22 March 1962 its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wong Soo Kau
John Wong (born 6 June 1968) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was named the second metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu on 24 January 2013, the Feast of St Francis de Sales, by Pope Francis. He is fully styled as His Grace Most Reverend Datuk John Wong, Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu. Sacred Heart Cathedral in the metropolitan of Kota Kinabalu is the seat of Archbishop Wong, and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. Coat of Arms Early life and ministry Family John Wong was born as the 7th of 11 children (five brothers and five sisters) on 6 June 1968 at his hometown, Karamunting, Sandakan, Sabah. His father, Paul Wong Shui Tshun, was a hawker selling yong taufu (stuffed bean curd) and fish balls at Sandakan Central Market, while his mother, Rose Chung Thiem Yin was a housewife. Vocation Before his seminary formation from 1992 to 1998 at St. Peter's College, Kuching, Sarawak, Wong worked as a salesman from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kuala Lumpur
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur ( la, Archidioecesis Kuala Lumpurensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius XII on 25 February 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 18 December 1972, with the suffragan sees of Malacca-Johor and Penang. It also administers the capital of Malaysia, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and the states of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Terengganu. The archdiocese's Mother Church and thus, seat of its Archbishop, is St. John's Cathedral. It was one of the three Roman Catholic archdioceses in Malaysia, with the ecclesiastical archdioceses of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. History In 1786, the first church was established in Penang. This led to the formation of Vicariate of Siam and Kedah, which expanded towards the entire Malayan Peninsula and Singapore. The Vicariate of Malaya was forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Leow Beng Kim
Julian Leow Beng Kim (born 3 January 1964) is a Malaysian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur since 2014. Early life Archbishop Leow was born on 3 January 1964, in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan to an ethnic Malaysian Chinese family of Cantonese descent. He obtained a Bachelor of Building from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia in the year 1989. He then studied at College General, Penang from 1994 to 2001. He was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur on 20 April 2002, by Most Rev Anthony Soter Fernandez (now Cardinal). Archbishop Leow has also obtained a Licentiate in Church History from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He also served as the Dean of Studies and formator at College General, Penang from the year 2009 until his appointment as the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur. Appointment as Archbishop On 3 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed Leow as the 4th Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
