Bishop of West Malaysia - First Bishop, The Rt Rev'd Tan Sri Roland Koh, PSM

First Bishop, The Rt Rev'd Tan Sri Roland Koh, PSM

The Rt Rev Tan Sri Roland Koh was the first Bishop after the Diocese of West Malaysia was formed. Bishop Roland was consecrated in Canterbury on 11 June 1958 by Archbishop Fisher and made Assistant Bishop in 1959, with Bishop Baines as the Diocesan Bishop. Bishop Sansbury elevated Roland Koh as his Suffragan. he resided in Kuala Lumpur to take care of Northern and Central Archdeaconry. He was able to play his role as a Suffragan Bishop and as an able administrator. As a result of the recognition of his administrative abilities he was transferred to Sabah, where he was born. A biography of Bishop Roland Koh may be in order elsewhere.