Gregory Yong

His Excellency

Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean

Archbishop of Singapore
SeeArchdiocese of Singapore
Installed3 February 1977
Term ended14 October 2000
PredecessorArchbishop Michel Olçomendy
SuccessorArchbishop Nicholas Chia D.D.
Personal details
Born20 May 1925
Died28 June 2008(2008-06-28) (aged 83)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
DenominationRoman Catholic
Gregory Yong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊瑞元
Simplified Chinese杨瑞元
Pha̍k-fa-sṳYòng Sui-ngèn
JyutpingJoeng4 Seoi6 Jyun4
Hokkien POJIûⁿ Sūi-goân / Iôⁿ Sūi-goân
Tâi-lôIûnn Suī-guân / Iônn Suī-guân

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.


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