The shield = The shield symbolises the need to rely always on the amour of God, carrying the shield of faith so that it can be used to put out the burning arrows of the evil one.
The white dove = It signifies the everlasting presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church, with Light Blue Accent the colour of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The red FIAT = The Latin word Fiat means Let it be done; the attitude of Mary in accepting the Word of God, resulting in the Word becoming flesh in her.
The mountain = The outline of Mt Kinabalu signifies the location of the Archdiocese. It symbolises Mt Zion the mountain where God has constituted Jesus Christ as King. It is dawned by yellow which signifies the glory of God that is everlasting
The Heart = The emblem of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Kota Kinabalu, the seat of the Archbishop. The red side represents the Sacred Heart of Jesus while the blue side represents the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Early life and ministry
Family
John Wong was born as the 7th of 11 children (five brothers and five sisters) on 6 June 1968 at his hometown, Karamunting, Sandakan, Sabah. His father, Paul Wong Shui Tshun, was a hawker selling yong taufu (stuffed bean curd) and fish balls at Sandakan Central Market, while his mother, Rose Chung Thiem Yin was a housewife.
Vocation
Before his seminary formation from 1992 to 1998 at St. Peter's College, Kuching, Sarawak, Wong worked as a salesman from 1987 to 1990. He was ordained a deacon on 8 January 1998 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral and ordained a priest on 22 January 1999 at St. Mary's Church (now Cathedral) by Bishop John Lee.
The late Fr Tobias Chi, the then parish rector of the church in Sandakan, had much influence in his consideration of the priestly vocation, whilst being present during his ordinations. Wong served as assistant parish priest of Sacred Heart Cathedral from 1999 to 2002.
He then continued to study for a licentiate in Carmelite spirituality for two years at the Pontifical Theological Faculty "Teresianum" in Rome, Italy. On his return in 2004, he was appointed as rector of the Catholic Diocesan Centre in Penampang and director of the aspirants until his appointment as archbishop of Kota Kinabalu.[1]
Episcopal ministry
Appointment
He was rushing to the Bundu Tuhan Retreat Centre at Kundasang on 7 June 2010, a day after his 42nd Birthday, to attend a week-long seminar there. Among the unopened mail he brought along was a letter with a Bangkok post mark, the city where the office of the Apostolic Nuncio of Pope Benedict XVI was located.
He found time to read the letter, and to his shock it informed him of his appointment. He spent the next two days in reflection before answering the call. A few weeks later, on 21 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI officially appointed him as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu.
Ordinations
His episcopal ordination took place on 1 October 2010.[2] This made him one of the youngest candidates as shepherd in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
Due to the mandatory resignation age of 75 of Archbishop John Lee,[3] on 1 December 2012, Wong was appointed as the 2nd Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu and formally installed on 24 January 2013, just a month after his appointment.[4]
The motto for Wong's episcopacy is "Iman, Kasih, Harapan" (Faith, Love, Hope), a reminder on the growth of the faithful, charitable works, and abounding hope, in fulfilling the mission and vision of the Archdiocese.
Actions
In his tenure as shepherd, he launched the Kadazan Audible Bible together with the former Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Most Rev Joseph Marino, at Holy Family Church, Telipok, in 2016.[5]
The proposal of a RM9.6 Million project to build the new Catholic Centre was made in 2018. It has completed the construction of the new Catholic Centre adjacent to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, at the location of a former Chinese primary school.[6] It was officially blessed in early 2021 and Opened by the Apostolic Nuncio of Malaysia, Wojciech Załuski in November 2022
He was also the main celebrant and spiritual head of celebrations in the first virtual and 5th edition of Sabah Youth Day, originally planned for 2020 but pushed forward to July 2021 due to the pandemic. It brought together more than 2,500 catholic youths from around Sabah and some from other dioceses in an online setting to discuss catholic youth life in Sabah. [1]
^"Archbishop John Wong | Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^"Historic ordination of coadjutor bishop". The Borneo Post. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
^"Herald Malaysia". directory.heraldmalaysia.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^Leong, Joe (25 January 2013). "New Catholic Archbishop of KK installed". BorneoPost Online. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^"KK Archdiocese launches Kadazan Audio Bible | Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^"New KK Catholic Centre to be built on former primary school site and is set to be officially blessed in the 2nd half of 2020. | Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu". Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^"Abp Wong receives "datukship" on 6th episcopal anniversary | Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu". Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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For other people with a similar name see John Wong disambiguation John Wong born 6 June 1968 is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church He was named the second metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu on 24 January 2013 the Feast of St Francis de Sales by Pope Francis He is fully styled as His Grace Most Reverend Datuk John Wong Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu Sacred Heart Cathedral in the metropolitan of Kota Kinabalu is the seat of Archbishop Wong and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu His Grace The Most Reverend DatukJohn WongD D P G D K Archbishop of Kota KinabaluChurchCatholic ChurchArchdioceseKota KinabaluSeeKota KinabaluAppointed1 December 2012Installed24 January 2013PredecessorJohn LeeOther post s President of the Malaysia Singapore Brunei Episcopal Commission of Family Life OrdersOrdination21 January 1999by John LeeConsecration1 October 2010by John Lee Cornelius Piong and Julius GitomPersonal detailsBornJohn Wong Soo Kau 1968 06 06 6 June 1968 age 54 Sandakan Sabah MalaysiaDenominationRoman CatholicResidenceKota Kinabalu Sabah MalaysiaPrevious post s Rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral Kota Kinabalu 2016 2018 Director of aspirants at archdiocesan centre Penampang 2004 2010 Spiritual Adviser to the Bible Commission 2006 2007 Assistant parish priest of Sacred Heart Cathedral Kota Kinabalu 1999 2002 Alma materPontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum St Peter s College Kuching Sarawak MottoIman Kasih Harapan English Faith Love Hope Coat of armsOrdination history of John Wong Soo KauHistoryDiaconal ordinationOrdained byJohn LeeDate8 January 1998PlaceSacred Heart Cathedral Kota KinabaluPriestly ordinationOrdained byJohn LeeDate21 January 1999PlaceSt Mary s ChurchEpiscopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorJohn LeeCo consecratorsCornelius PiongJulius GitomDate1 October 2010PlaceSacred Heart Cathedral Kota KinabaluStyles of John Wong Soo KauReference styleThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour GraceReligious styleArchbishop Contents 1 Coat of Arms 2 Early life and ministry 2 1 Family 2 2 Vocation 3 Episcopal ministry 3 1 Appointment 3 2 Ordinations 3 3 Actions 4 Honours 4 1 Honours of Sabah 5 References 6 External linksCoat of Arms EditCoat of arms of John Wong Soo Kau Motto IMAN KASIH HARAPAN Malay for FAITH LOVE HOPE Symbolism The shield The shield symbolises the need to rely always on the amour of God carrying the shield of faith so that it can be used to put out the burning arrows of the evil one The white dove It signifies the everlasting presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church with Light Blue Accent the colour of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe red FIAT The Latin word Fiat means Let it be done the attitude of Mary in accepting the Word of God resulting in the Word becoming flesh in her The mountain The outline of Mt Kinabalu signifies the location of the Archdiocese It symbolises Mt Zion the mountain where God has constituted Jesus Christ as King It is dawned by yellow which signifies the glory of God that is everlastingThe Heart The emblem of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Kota Kinabalu the seat of the Archbishop The red side represents the Sacred Heart of Jesus while the blue side represents the Immaculate Heart of Mary Early life and ministry EditFamily Edit John Wong was born as the 7th of 11 children five brothers and five sisters on 6 June 1968 at his hometown Karamunting Sandakan Sabah His father Paul Wong Shui Tshun was a hawker selling yong taufu stuffed bean curd and fish balls at Sandakan Central Market while his mother Rose Chung Thiem Yin was a housewife Vocation Edit Before his seminary formation from 1992 to 1998 at St Peter s College Kuching Sarawak Wong worked as a salesman from 1987 to 1990 He was ordained a deacon on 8 January 1998 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral and ordained a priest on 22 January 1999 at St Mary s Church now Cathedral by Bishop John Lee The late Fr Tobias Chi the then parish rector of the church in Sandakan had much influence in his consideration of the priestly vocation whilst being present during his ordinations Wong served as assistant parish priest of Sacred Heart Cathedral from 1999 to 2002 He then continued to study for a licentiate in Carmelite spirituality for two years at the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum in Rome Italy On his return in 2004 he was appointed as rector of the Catholic Diocesan Centre in Penampang and director of the aspirants until his appointment as archbishop of Kota Kinabalu 1 Episcopal ministry EditAppointment Edit He was rushing to the Bundu Tuhan Retreat Centre at Kundasang on 7 June 2010 a day after his 42nd Birthday to attend a week long seminar there Among the unopened mail he brought along was a letter with a Bangkok post mark the city where the office of the Apostolic Nuncio of Pope Benedict XVI was located He found time to read the letter and to his shock it informed him of his appointment He spent the next two days in reflection before answering the call A few weeks later on 21 June 2010 Pope Benedict XVI officially appointed him as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu Ordinations Edit His episcopal ordination took place on 1 October 2010 2 This made him one of the youngest candidates as shepherd in Malaysia Singapore and Brunei Due to the mandatory resignation age of 75 of Archbishop John Lee 3 on 1 December 2012 Wong was appointed as the 2nd Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu and formally installed on 24 January 2013 just a month after his appointment 4 The motto for Wong s episcopacy is Iman Kasih Harapan Faith Love Hope a reminder on the growth of the faithful charitable works and abounding hope in fulfilling the mission and vision of the Archdiocese Actions Edit In his tenure as shepherd he launched the Kadazan Audible Bible together with the former Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia Most Rev Joseph Marino at Holy Family Church Telipok in 2016 5 The proposal of a RM9 6 Million project to build the new Catholic Centre was made in 2018 It has completed the construction of the new Catholic Centre adjacent to the Sacred Heart Cathedral at the location of a former Chinese primary school 6 It was officially blessed in early 2021 and Opened by the Apostolic Nuncio of Malaysia Wojciech Zaluski in November 2022He was also the main celebrant and spiritual head of celebrations in the first virtual and 5th edition of Sabah Youth Day originally planned for 2020 but pushed forward to July 2021 due to the pandemic It brought together more than 2 500 catholic youths from around Sabah and some from other dioceses in an online setting to discuss catholic youth life in Sabah 1 Honours EditHe has received the award of the Commander of the Order of Kinabalu PGDK which carries the title Datuk from current Sabah Head of State Tuan Yang di Pertua Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Juhar Mahiruddin on 1 October 2016 coinciding with his 6th Episcopal Ordination Anniversary 7 Honours of Sabah Edit Sabah Commander of the Order of Kinabalu P G D K 2016 References Edit Archbishop John Wong Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Retrieved 30 October 2019 Historic ordination of coadjutor bishop The Borneo Post 2 October 2010 Retrieved 21 April 2011 Herald Malaysia directory heraldmalaysia com Retrieved 30 October 2019 Leong Joe 25 January 2013 New Catholic Archbishop of KK installed BorneoPost Online Retrieved 15 May 2016 KK Archdiocese launches Kadazan Audio Bible Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Retrieved 30 October 2019 New KK Catholic Centre to be built on former primary school site and is set to be officially blessed in the 2nd half of 2020 Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Retrieved 29 October 2019 Abp Wong receives datukship on 6th episcopal anniversary Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Retrieved 29 October 2019 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to John Wong Soo Kau Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Wong Soo Kau Catholic Hierarchy org Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu ArchbishopPortals Biography Catholicism 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