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
editPonniah 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Salt and Light: We will miss him but I've seen the sunrise". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Salt and Light: Titus Chung Formally Succeeds Rennis Ponniah as 10th Bishop of Singapore". Retrieved 20 March 2021.