James Buis Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
James Buis
Honorific-Suffix:MHM
Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
Metropolis:Kota Kinabalu
Term Start:18 January 1947
Term End:1 August 1972
Predecessor:August Wachter
Successor:Peter Chung Hoan Ting
Ordination:17 July 1927
Consecration:1 May 1952
Birth Date:1902 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Leiden

James Buis (19 June 1902 – 24 April 1980) was a Dutch Roman Catholic prelate of the Mill Hill Missionaries. He was titular bishop of Astypalaia from 1952 until his death and first Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu from 1947 to 1972.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia . 2024-01-28 . GCatholic.
  2. Web site: Malaysian Catholic History . 2024-01-28 . Herald Malaysia Online.
  3. Web site: 2013-11-16 . Stella Maris Tanjung Aru . 2024-01-28 . Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu . en-US.