Archbishop Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Singapore

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
20 May 1925		Born	Batu Gajah
3 Dec 1951	26.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Penang, Malaysia
9 Apr 1968	42.9	Appointed	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
1 Jul 1968	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
3 Feb 1977	51.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Singapore
2 Apr 1977	51.9	Installed	Archbishop of Singapore
14 Oct 2000	75.4	Retired	Archbishop of Singapore
28 Jun 2008	83.1	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Singapore

a priest for 56.6 years
a bishop for 40.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Michel Kien Samophithak †
Archbishop Dominic Vendargon †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean † (1968)
Archbishop Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. † (1947)
Bishop Frédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost, M.E.P. † (1929)
Bishop Pierre Louis Perrichon, M.E.P. † (1921)
Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchut, M.E.P. † (1902)
Bishop Marc Chatagnon, M.E.P. † (1887)
Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. † (1881)
Bishop François-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. † (1872)
Archbishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. † (1844)
Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818)
Archbishop François de Bovet †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting
Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong
Bishop Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †
Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin
Archbishop John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw
Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock
Archbishop Nicholas Chia

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