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James Chan Soon Cheong

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Installed
  
June 8, 1973

Name
  
James Soon

Consecration
  
June 8, 1973

Coat of arms
  

Ordination
  
August 9, 1959


Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Predecessor
  
Michel Olcomendy

Nationality
  
Malaysian

Successor
  
Paul Tan Chee Ing

Term ended
  
December 10, 2001

Born
  
July 26, 1926 (age 97) Selama, Perak, Malaysia (
1926-07-26
)

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Malacca-Johor

Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong, D.D. (曾顺祥; born 26 July 1926 in Selama, Perak) was ordained a priest on 9 August 1959. He was appointed Bishop of Melaka-Johor on 22 December 1972. His Episcopal ordination took place on 8 June 1973. He retired at the age of 75 years on 10 December 2001.

References

James Chan Soon Cheong Wikipedia