Nicholas Chia
Nicholas Gerald Chia Yeck Joo (Chinese: 谢益裕) (April 8, 1938 – ) D.D., S.T.L. is third and current Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore and the first Singapore-born clergyman to hold the office. He was educated at both Montfort Junior and Secondary schools.
Archbishop Chia received his Episcopal Consecration on 7 October 2001 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. His consecration was attended by the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mr S. R. Nathan, state dignitaries, sixteen bishops, one hundred and ninety priests and an estimated 11,000 Roman Catholics, together with representatives of the major religions in Singapore. His Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Adriano Bernardini, and the Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishops Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean and Anthony Soter Fernandez.
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the seat of Archbishop Chia and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore.
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