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Legal status
  
Civil nonprofit

Main organ
  
Conference

Purpose
  
To support the ministry of bishops

President
  
Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock

Website
  
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (B.C.M.S.B.) webpage

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (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.

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There are approximately, 1.174 million Catholics in total in the three countries, 850000 in Malaysia, 303000 in Singapore and 21000 in Brunei

Present President

  • Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock of Kuching (2012–present)

    • Current Members

  • Brunei
  • Bishop Cornelius Sim
  • Malaysia
  • Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim of Kuala Lumpur
  • Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau of Kota Kinabalu
  • Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock of Kuching
  • Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. of Malacca-Johor
  • Bishop Sebastian Francis of Penang
  • Bishop Cornelius Piong of Keningau
  • Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom of Sandakan
  • Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong of Sibu
  • Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin of Miri
  • Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam of Kuala Lumpur
  • Archbishop Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw of Kota Kinabalu
  • Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez of Kuala Lumpur
  • Archbishop Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting of Kuching
  • Bishop Emeritus James Chan Soon Cheong of Malacca-Johor
  • Bishop Emeritus Anthony Selvanayagam of Penang
  • Singapore
  • Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye
  • Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo

    • Past Presidents

  • Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. of Malacca-Johor (2011–2012)
  • Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam of Kuala Lumpur (2007–2011)
  • Archbishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo (謝益裕) of Singapore (2003–2007)
  • Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez of Kuala Lumpur (2000–2003)
  • Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) of Kuching (1994–2000)
  • Archbishop Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean, D.D., D.C.L(楊瑞元) of Singapore (1990–1999)
  • Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez of Kuala Lumpur (1987–1990)
  • Archbishop Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean, D.D., D.C.L (楊瑞元) of Singapore (1980–1987)
  • Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) of Kuching (1976–1979)
  • Bishop Anthony Denis Galvin, M.H.M. of Miri (1969–1976)
  • Archbishop Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. (奧爾科曼迪) of Singapore (1964–1969)

    • References

    Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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