Peter Chung Hoan Ting
Peter Chung Hoan Ting (born September 10, 1928 in Luinchi ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and senior archbishop of Kuching .
Life
Peter Chung Hoan Ting was ordained a priest on September 26, 1954 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on September 1, 1970 as coadjutor vicar of Kota Kinabalu and titular bishop of Acelum . The Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, James Buis MHM , donated him episcopal ordination on November 15 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Dominic Vendargon , Bishop of Kuala Lumpur , and Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean , Bishop of Penang .
When James Buis' MHM retired on August 1, 1972, he succeeded him as Apostolic Vicar of Kota Kinabalu. On January 30, 1975, he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kuching . With the elevation to the archbishopric on May 31, 1976 he was appointed the first archbishop of Kuching. On June 21, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| James Buis MHM |
Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu 1972–1975 |
Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong |
| Karl Reiterer MHM |
Apostolic Vicar of Kuching 1975–1976 |
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Archbishop of Kuching 1976-2003 |
John Ha Tiong Hock |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chung Hoan Ting, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic clergyman, senior archbishop of Kuching |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luinchi |