Dominic Su Haw Chiu

Dominic Su Haw Chiu (born 29 May 1939) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church, and was Bishop of Sibu from 1987 to 2011.

Most Reverend

Dominic Su Haw Chiu

Bishop Emeritus of Sibu
SeeDiocese of Sibu
InstalledFebruary 11, 1987
Term endedDecember 24, 2011
PredecessorEstablished
SuccessorJoseph Hii Teck Kwong
Orders
OrdinationDecember 4, 1969
by Charles Reiterer
ConsecrationJanuary 6, 1987
by John Paul II, Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Jose Tomas Sanchez
Personal details
Born (1939-05-29) May 29, 1939
Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak (Now Sarawak, Malaysia)
NationalityMalaysian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Motto"Laudetur Dominus"
Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Traditional Chinese蘇孝洲
Simplified Chinese苏孝洲
Hanyu PinyinSū Xiàozhōu

Biography

Su entered and studied at St Francis Xavier's Minor Seminary, Singapore, in 1961 to 1963.[1] In 1964, he studied philosophy and theology at College General, Penang until 1969. He studied there together with his fellow seminarian Antony Selvanayagam, emeritus bishop of Penang.[1]

Su ordained a deacon on 28 April 1969. He was ordained to the priesthood on 4 December 1969 by the late bishop Charles Reiterer.[1] Su then furthered his studies at Rome, to pursue Canon Law, attending the Pontifical Urbaniana University from 1979 to 1981.[2][1]

In 1987, Pope John Paul II appointed and consecrate Su as Bishop of Sibu. He was consecrated a bishop on January 6, 1987, at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy.[1] On February 11, 1987, Su was installed as the Bishop of the new Diocese of Sibu by Archbishop Renato Martino (now Cardinal), Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia.[1] In 2009, Su celebrates a thanksgiving mass for his 40th anniversary of priestly ordination and 70th birthday.[3] In 2011, he resign for early retirement, and was succeeded by the auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong.[4] He has served as the president of the Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Episcopal Commission for Pastoral Health Care.[5]

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Established
1st Catholic Bishop of Sibu
1987–2011
Succeeded by
Joseph Hii Teck Kwong
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