Rennis Ponniah

Rennis Ponniah (潘仁义); is a Singaporean Anglican retired Bishop. He was the 9th Bishop of Singapore. He succeeded Bishop John Chew on his retirement on 4 October 2012.[1] He was also the president of the National Council of Churches of Singapore from 2016 to 2018.[2] [3] He retired in 2020 and was succeeded by Titus Chung.[4]

Education

Ponniah studied in the National University of Singapore and received a Bachelor of Social Science degree; and a Master's in Divinity from Trinity Theological College, Singapore.

Priesthood

In 1990, Ponniah was ordained as a deacon at St Andrew's Cathedral and in 1991, he was ordained as a priest. On 4 May 2005, he was consecrated as the Assistant Bishop of Singapore. Prior to becoming the Anglican Bishop of Singapore, he was Vicar of St John's - St Margaret's Church.

References
  1. "Rennis Ponniah to be installed as the 9th Bishop of Singapore on 20th October 2012". Global South Anglican. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. "National Council of Churches Singapore Executive Community Members". National Council of Churches Singapore. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Salt and Light: We will miss him but I've seen the sunrise". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Salt and Light: Titus Chung Formally Succeeds Rennis Ponniah as 10th Bishop of Singapore". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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