John Ha Tiong Hock


John Ha Tiong Hock

Archbishop Emeritus of Kuching
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseKuching
Appointed21 June 2003
Installed16 July 2003
Term ended4 March 2017
PredecessorPeter Chung Hoan Ting
SuccessorSimon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching (1998-2003)
Orders
Ordination14 December 1972
by Charles Reiterer, MHM
Consecration6 June 1998
by Peter Chung Hoan Ting
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1947-03-05) 5 March 1947 (age 77)
MottoVerbum caro factum
Styles of
John Ha Tiong Hock
Reference styleHis Grace
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop Emeritus
Ordination history of
John Ha Tiong Hock
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byCharles Reiterer, MHM
Date14 December 1972
PlaceSt. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPeter Chung Hoan Ting
Co-consecratorsAnthony Soter Fernandez & Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean
Date6 June 1998
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Ha Tiong Hock as principal consecrator
Julian Leow Beng Kim6 October 2014
Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng24 September 2015

Dato John Ha Tiong Hock (born 5 March 1947) is a Malaysian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Kuching, from 2003 to 2017. Previously, he served as an auxiliary bishop of the same archdiocese from 1998 to 2003.