John Wong Soo Kau | |
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Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu President of the CBCMSB Episcopal Regional Commission for Family, Laity and Life | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Kota Kinabalu |
See | Kota Kinabalu |
Appointed | 1 December 2012 |
Installed | 24 January 2013 |
Predecessor | John Lee |
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Ordination | 21 January 1999 by John Lee |
Consecration | 1 October 2010 by John Lee, Cornelius Piong and Julius Dusin Gitom |
Personal details | |
Born | John Wong Soo Kau 6 June 1969 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Alma mater | Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum, St. Peter's College, Kuching, Sarawak. |
Motto | Iman Kasih Harapan (English: Faith Love Hope) |
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Styles of John Wong Soo Kau | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
Religious style | Archbishop |
John Wong Soo Kau (born 6 June 1969) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was named the second metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu on 24 January 2013, the Feast of St Francis de Sales, by Pope Francis. He is fully styled as His Grace Most Reverend Datuk John Wong, Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu. Sacred Heart Cathedral in the metropolitan of Kota Kinabalu is the seat of Archbishop Wong, and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu.