Cardinal William Goh announced the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia late on December 17th, 2023.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore had earlier called for prayers for Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia.Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia has died at the age of 86. Cardinal William Goh announced on Facebook late on Dec 17 that Archbishop Chia had 'passed away peacefully this evening at St Theresa's Home'. 'Let us pray for the repose of his soul.
May perpetual light shine upon him and may he rest in peace,' said Cardinal Goh, adding that arrangements for the public to pay respects and for the funeral proceedings will be announced later. Earlier today, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore posted on their social media pages that Singapore's third archbishop Nicholas Chia is critically ill. 'We invite all to pray for him and for those who care for him during this time,' the post also stated. Archbishop Chia resigned from his position in May 2013. He was the first Singapore-born clergy to have been appointed to the position of Archbishop. In February 2014, Archbishop Chia was comatose after a fall which caused him to sustain a brain haemorrhage. Nearly a month later in March, Archbishop Chia woke up from his coma after the large clot in his head had resolved and swelling subsided, reported Today Online. He was subsequently transferred to St Theresa's Home. Born on April 8, 1938, Archbishop Chia grew up in an attap house in Hougang with a staunch Catholic family, according to a page on the Archdiocese of Singapore's website. He'd also described his growing up years as 'simple but happy'. He was ordained as a priest on Jan 26, 1964 and began his ministry as assistant parish priest at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Catholic News reported. Archbishop Chia was later asked by then Archbishop Gregory Yong to set up the Singapore Pastoral Institute (SPI), where he served as Director from 1978 to 1990
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