Cardinal, Bishop of Penang Chairman of the Office of Social Communication of the FABC
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Diocese
Penang
Appointed
7 July 2011
Installed
19 August 2011
Predecessor
Antony Selvanayagam
Other post(s)
Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae, President for the CBCMSB Commissions of Consecrate Life, of Social Communications, and of the Malaysian Catholic Education Council
Orders
Ordination
28 July 1977
Consecration
19 August 2011 by Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
Created cardinal
30 September 2023 by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born
(1951-11-11) 11 November 1951 (age 72)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya (present day Malaysia)
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Residence
George Town and Bukit Mertajam, Penang (current) Johor Bahru, Johor (hometown)
Previous post(s)
President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (2016-2023), Vicar General of the Diocese of Melaka-Johor (1999–2001, 2003–2011) Parish priest, Church of the Immaculate Conception (1994–1999, 2001–2003)
Alma mater
College General
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Maryknoll School of Theology
Motto
Fiat voluntas tua (English: Thy will be done)
Coat of arms
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