Dominic Su Haw Chiu

Dominic Su Haw Chiu (born 29 May 1939) is a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Sibu from 1987 to 2011.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Su.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Bishop Emeritus of Sibu
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSibu
Appointed22 December 1986
Installed11 February 1987
Term ended24 December 2011
PredecessorEstablished
SuccessorJoseph Hii Teck Kwong
Orders
Ordination4 December 1969
by Charles Reiterer
Consecration6 January 1987
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born (1939-05-29) 29 May 1939
Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak
(now Sarawak, Malaysia)
NationalityMalaysian
MottoLaudetur dominus
(English: Praise be to the Lord)
Styles of
Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop Emeritus
Dominic Su Haw Chiu
Traditional Chinese蘇孝洲
Simplified Chinese苏孝洲
Hanyu PinyinSū Xiàozhōu
JyutpingSou1 Haau3 Zau1
Hokkien POJSo͘ Hàu-chiu
Tâi-lôSoo Hàu-tsiu

Biography

Su entered and studied at St Francis Xavier's Minor Seminary, Singapore, in 1961 to 1963.[1] In 1964, he studied philosophy and theology at College General, Penang until 1969. He studied there together with his fellow seminarian Antony Selvanayagam, emeritus bishop of Penang.[1]

Su ordained a deacon on 28 April 1969. He was ordained to the priesthood on 4 December 1969 by the late bishop Charles Reiterer.[1] Su then furthered his studies at Rome, to pursue Canon Law, attending the Pontifical Urbaniana University from 1979 to 1981.[2][1]

In 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed and consecrated Su on 6 January 1987 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy.[1] On 11 February 1987, Su was installed as the Bishop of the new Diocese of Sibu by Archbishop Renato Martino (now Cardinal), Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia.[1] In 2009, Su celebrates a thanksgiving mass for his 40th anniversary of priestly ordination and 70th birthday.[3] In 2011, he resign for early retirement, and was succeeded by the auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong.[4] He has served as the president of the Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Episcopal Commission for Pastoral Health Care.[5]

References
  1. "Short Biography of Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu". Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. "Interview of Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu". Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. "Bishop Dominic Su 70th Birthday & 40th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination Celebration". December 5, 2009.
  4. "Parish celebrates Dominic Su's 25th Episcopal ordination". Borneo Post. 15 February 2012.
  5. "Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu". UCANews.
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