| LC control no. | n 2001055890 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chew, John Hiang Chea |
| Variant(s) | Chea, John Chew Hiang |
| Biography/History note | Dr Chew graduated from Nanyang University with Bachelor of Arts 1st Class Honours (1970), majoring in Government and Public Administration. He worked for the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Science and Technology. In 1977, he gained his Bachelor of Divinity Honours degree from London University. He is the first Chinese educated Bishop in the history of the Diocese of Singapore. He completed his Ph.D. in Old Testament studies at Sheffield University in 1983. When he returned to Singapore, he was lecturer and then Principal of Singapore Trinity Theological College. Currently, he is also the President of the Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Singapore and Singapore Anglican Community Services; Honorary President of the Bible Society of Singapore; Chairman of TTC and World Chinese Anglican Clergy Fellowship; and the Acting Chairman of the Council of Church of East Asia. |
| Birth date | 19471004 |
| Field of activity | Church work |
| Affiliation | Nanyang University Singapore. Ministry of Defence Singapore. Ministry of Science and Technology University of Sheffield Trinity Theological College (Singapore) Bible Society of Singapore Church of England. Diocese of Singapore Council of Church of East Asia University of London University of Sheffield Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Singapore Singapore Anglican Community Services World Chinese Anglican Clergy Fellowship |
| Profession or occupation | Bishops Theologians |
| Found in | A dictionary of Asian christianity, 2001: t.p. (John Chew Hiang Chea) p. xxvii (Bishop, Anglican Church in Singapore) The Diocese of Singapore WWW site, March 5, 2014 (The Right Revd Dr John Chew Hiang Chea appointed bishop from 2000 to 2012) <http://www.anglican.org.sg/index.php/archives/category/bishops> Global South Anglican Online, March 5, 2014 (Bishop John Chew Hiang Chea installed as the third Archbishop of the Province of South East Asia in 2006; born October 4, 1947 ) <http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/index.php/blog/comments/more_information_on_the_installation_of_the_3rd_archbishop> |
| Associated language | chi eng |
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