Richard Ng (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Richard Ng
Bishop of Miri
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Miri
Appointed:30 October 2013
Enthroned:25 January 2014
Predecessor:Anthony Lee Kok Hin
Ordination:18 February 1995
Ordained By:Peter Chung Hoan Ting
Consecration:25 January 2014
Consecrated By:Anthony Lee Kok Hin, John Ha Tiong Hock, and Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
Birth Date:1966 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Richard Ng.svg
Motto:Proclaim the Gospel

Richard Ng (born 20 June 1966) is a Malaysian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Miri since 2014. He was a priest in the Archdiocese of Kuching prior to his appointment as bishop.

Biography

Ng grew up in Kuching in a normal Catholic family. He received his primary education at Catholic English Primary School and secondary education at St Joseph’s Secondary School. After finishing Form 6 in 1985, he worked as a site supervisor for one year, and a few months in a laboratory.[1] In 1987, he studied at St Peter’s College Seminary in Kuching. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Kuching in 1995. He was sent to study Sacred Scriptures at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome in September 1999. He obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Scriptures in 2003.[1]

When he return to Kuching, he was posted to teach Sacred Scriptures at St Peter’s College. He also serve as a full-time formator for seminarians.[1] In 2008, he was appointed the rector of St Peter’s College.[1]

On 30 October 2013, Pope Francis has accepted resignation of bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin, who resign due to mandatory age, and appointed Ng as the successor.[2] [3] He received his episcopal consecration on 25 January 2014 from his predecessor, Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin, with Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock and Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong serving as co-consecrators. On the same day of his episcopal ordination, he took the canonical possession of the Diocese of Miri.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New chapter for Miri Diocese. The Borneo Post. January 24, 2014.
  2. Web site: Resignation of the Bishop of Miri, appointment of successor. Today's Catholic. November 1, 2013.
  3. Web site: Richard Ng appointed bishop of Miri diocese. The Borneo Post . November 2, 2013.
  4. Web site: Richard Ng ordained Bishop of Miri. Today's Catholic. February 18, 2014.