Simon Fung | |
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Bishop of Kota Kinabalu | |
Diocese | Kota Kinabalu |
Installed | 19 May 1977 |
Predecessor | Peter Chung Hoan Ting |
Successor | John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw |
Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu & Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra (1975-1976) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 December 1963 by Rt Rev. James Buis |
Consecration | 14 November 1975 by Rt. Rev. Anthony Denis Galvin |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 June 1931 |
Died | 16 November 1985 Melbourne, Australia |
Buried | At Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | College General Major Seminary, Penang |
Datuk Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong (3 June 1931 – 16 November 1985)
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was a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was named as the third Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Kota Kinabalu (now Archdiocese) and Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra in 1975, and then was elevated as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Kota Kinabalu in 1977, with both positions given by Pope Paul VI. He was the first Sabahan to ever become a Bishop in Malaysia. He died on 16 November 1985, two days after his 10th episcopal ordination anniversary.