Cornelius Sim

Cornelius Sim (born September 16, 1951) is the current Vicar Apostolic of the Catholic Apostolic Vicaiate of Brunei,^[1] and Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia.^{[citation needed]} Born in Brunei, Sim became the country's second ordained local priest in 1989. (the first was Rev Ivan Fang) In October 2004, he was appointed as the Vicar Apostolic of Brunei, and on January 21, 2005, was consecrated by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio (thus becoming a bishop).^[2] He is of Chinese descent.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam". Union of Catholic Asian News. March 28, 2007. http://www.ucanews.com/dps/html/dps-bn_brunei.php. Retrieved December 22, 2010. 
2. ^ "Historic moment for Church in Brunei as first bishop is ordained". Asianews.it. February 14, 2010. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Historic-moment-for-Church-in-Brunei-as-first-bishop-is-ordained-2564.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010. 
3. ^ Chin, Ung-Ho (2000), The Chinese of South-East Asia, London: Minority Rights Group International, ISBN 9781897693285, http://books.google.com/books?id=V4JuAAAAMAAJ&q=cornelius+sim 

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