Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng
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Most Reverend Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng |
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| Archbishop of Kuching | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching |
| In office | 4 March 2017 |
| Predecessor | John Ha Tiong Hock |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 31, 1988 |
| Consecration | September 24, 2015 by John Ha Tiong Hock |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 15, 1963 Sri Aman, Crown Colony of Sarawak |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng (born April 15, 1963) is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching in Malaysia. Prior to being appointed, he had been serving as an auxiliary bishop in the same diocese.
Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng was ordained a priest on July 31, 1988.
On July 9, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Kuching and Titular Bishop of Sfasferia. He was consecrated bishop on September 24, 2015 by John Ha Tiong Hock, Archbishop of Kuching. Co-consecrators were Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuching; and Julius Dusin Gitom, Bishop of Sandakan.
On March 4, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him to succeed Archbishop Ha as the Archbishop of Kuching.
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