Gregory Yong
Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean D.D., J.C.D. (simplified Chinese: 杨瑞元; traditional Chinese: 楊瑞元; Jyutping: Joeng4 Seoi6 Jyun4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iûⁿ Sūi-goân / Iôⁿ Sūi-goân; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yòng Sui-ngèn) (20 May 1925 – 28 June 2008) was the second, and the first local, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore.
His Excellency Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean | |
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| Archbishop of Singapore | |
| See | Archdiocese of Singapore |
| Installed | 3 February 1977 |
| Term ended | 14 October 2000 |
| Predecessor | Archbishop Michel Olçomendy |
| Successor | Archbishop Nicholas Chia D.D. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1925 Taiping, Malaysia (then the Federated Malay States) |
| Died | 28 June 2008 (aged 83) Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Gregory Yong | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 楊瑞元 |
| Simplified Chinese | 杨瑞元 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Yòng Sui-ngèn |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Seoi6 Jyun4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Iûⁿ Sūi-goân / Iôⁿ Sūi-goân |
| Tâi-lô | Iûnn Suī-guân / Iônn Suī-guân |
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