Cornelius Sim


Cornelius Sim D.D (born 16 September 1951) is the current Vicar Apostolic of Brunei,[3] and Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia.[1] Born in Brunei, and of Chinese and Dusunic descent,[4] Sim became the country’s first locally ordained priest in 1989 after finishing his Master’s degree in theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville.[5] He worked in utilities operations of Brunei LNG from 1978 until 1985.[6] He left Brunei Shell in 1985 and departed Brunei in 1986 to pursue his master's degree on 1988.[5] After coming back from Ohio in 1988, he served as an administrator in St John's Church in Kuala Belait until his ordination as deacon on May 28, 1989.[5] In October 2004, he was appointed as the Vicar Apostolic of Brunei by Pope John Paul II. His ordination as bishop took place in 2005 at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Bandar Seri Begawan, where he was consecrated by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio.[7]

The Right Reverend

Cornelius Sim
Vicar in Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam
SeeBrunei
Installed21 January 2005[1]
Other postsVice President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
Orders
Ordination26 November 1989
by Lee Kok Hin
Consecration21 January 2005
by Salvatore Pennacchio
Personal details
Born (1951-09-16) 16 September 1951
Seria, Belait, Brunei
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous postApostolic Prefect of Brunei Darussalam
Alma mater
MottoDuc in Altum
Coat of arms
Styles of
The Apostolic Vicar of Brunei Darussalam
Reference styleHis Grace or His Excellency
Spoken styleYour Grace or Your Excellency
Religious styleBishop


References
  1. "Bishop Cornelius Sim". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam". The Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. "Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam". Union of Catholic Asian News. 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. Chin, Ung-Ho (2000), The Chinese of South-East Asia, London: Minority Rights Group International, ISBN 978-1-897693-28-5
  5. "FIRST LOCAL PRIEST ORDAINED IN BRUNEI BY BISHOP LEE OF MIRI DIOCESE". Union of Catholic Asian News. 8 December 1989. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. http://www.linkedin.com/in/cornelius-sim-58680454
  7. "Historic moment for Church in Brunei as first bishop is ordained". Asianews.it. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.


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