Lewis Lew Explained

Type:priest
Honorific-Prefix:The Reverend Canon
Lewis Lew
Vicar of St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
Diocese:Diocese of Singapore
Term:2021 – present
Ordination:2006 (priest)
Birth Place:Singapore
Nationality:Singaporean
Religion:Anglican
Occupation:Vicar
Previous Post:Dean of Nepal (2011 – 2020), Parish Priest (2006 – 2011)
Alma Mater:Columbia International University

Lewis Lew Boon Chong is a Singaporean Anglican priest and senior clergyman in the Anglican Diocese of Singapore, Church of the Province of South East Asia. He is known for being the Vicar of St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore.

Education

Lew graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Organisational Leadership from Columbia International University.[1]

Priesthood

Lew has served as a clergyman since 2006 and held many appointments in the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. From 2011 to 2020, he was formerly the Dean of the Anglican Church in Nepal[2] and was present during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[3] During that period, he also served as the Associate Director of Missions. In 2021, he was installed as a canon, at the same service, he was also instituted and inducted as Vicar of St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore.[4] [5] In his position as Vicar of St Andrew's Cathedral,[6] he is also the Vicar of Westside Anglican Church, an extension centre of St Andrew's Cathedral,[7] and Vicar of St George’s Church.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lew . Lewis Lew - Vicar - St Andrew's Cathedral .
  2. Web site: send2brenda . 2017-09-28 . Deaneries of the Diocese of Singapore . 2022-12-12 . COR . en.
  3. Web site: Rev. Lewis Lew (of Singapore), Dean of Anglican Church in Nepal, sharing about the plight of people living in slums along the sewage filled river. Here... By Christ Church Vienna Facebook . 2022-12-12 . www.facebook.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-16 . Service of Cathedral: Collation of Canons and Vicar’s Induction . 2022-12-12 . Church of the Good Shepherd . en-US.
  5. Web site: St John's Chapel . Ekklesia to the Nations - St John's Chapel .
  6. Web site: 2022-08-10 . St Andrew's Cathedral: Landmark of love and sacrifice during the darkest days of WWII Singapore . 2022-12-12 . Salt&Light . en.
  7. Web site: Anglican Diocese of Singapore . Cycle of Prayer June 2022 .
  8. Web site: Staff & Leadership Saint George's Church . 2023-06-28 . en-US.