Peter Loy Chong Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Peter Loy Chong
Archbishop of Suva
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Suva
See:Suva
Appointed:19 December 2012
Term Start:9 June 2013
Predecessor:Petero Mataca
Other Post:President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania (2018-)
Ordination:11 January 1992
Ordained By:Petero Mataca
Consecration:8 June 2013
Consecrated By:Petero Mataca
Birth Name:Peter Loy Chong
Birth Date:1961 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Natovi, Tailevu, Fiji
Alma Mater:Graduate Theological Union
Motto:To be Church in the world
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Peter Loy Chong.svg

Peter Loy Chong (born 30 January 1961 in Namata, Fiji, Tailevu) is the third Catholic Archbishop of Suva, Fiji (having been consecrated bishop on 8 June 2013).[1] He worked on his doctorate at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, United States.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchong.html Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, Catholic Hierarchy
  2. News: Clark . Monica . New Oakland bishop inherits huge debt, frustrated clergy . National Catholic Reporter . Kansas City . 22 May 2013 . 12 November 2016 .