John Chew

John Chew Hiang Chea
Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia, Primate
In office	2006 — 2012
Predecessor	Yong Ping Chung
Successor	Bolly Lapok
Orders
Ordination	1977
Personal details
Born	4 October 1947 Singapore
Spouse	Christina
Children	1
Previous post	Bishop of Singapore

John Chew (John Chew Hiang Chea; 周贤正; born 4 October 1947) was the third Metropolitan Archbishop and Primate of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia as well as Bishop of Singapore. He retired as the 8th Bishop of Singapore on 4 October 2012. He was succeeded by Rennis Ponniah.

Chew studied in Nanyang University and received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1969, honours in 1970 and Masters in 1977. He obtained his Bachelor of Divinity (BD) with honours from the University of London in 1977.

In 1983, Chew obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Old Testament Studies from the University of Sheffield.

On 6 November 1977, Chew was ordained as deacon at St Andrew's Cathedral and on 8 October 1978, he was ordained as priest. On 4 May 1986, he was collated as Canon.

Chew also taught at the Trinity Theological College, Singapore from 1982 to 1999 as a lecturer. He was also the principal fromm 1991 till he left the college in 1999. In 2006, he served as the chairman on the Board of Governors.

Chew was consecrated and enthroned as the 8th Bishop of Singapore by the then Archbishop of the South East Asian Province and Bishop of Sabah, Yong Ping Chung on 25 April 2000 at St Andrew's Cathedral. His consecration service was attended by Tony Tan (Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore), dignitaries, bishops from the various dioceses and religious leaders.

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