New Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) installed – Wednesday, 24 January 2013

http://www.catholicnews.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8310%3Anew-leader-for-kota-kinabalu&catid=326%3Ajanuary-27-2013-vol-63-no-02&Itemid=78

http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kota0.htm

Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau (44), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia was installed yesterday. He was initially named as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu on 21 June 2010, and received his episcopal ordination on 1 October 2010. Archbishop Wong automatically succeeded the now Archbishop Emeritus John Lee on 1 December 2012 upon the latter’s resignation’s being accepted by the Pope, by virtue of being the Coadjutor Archbishop.

He was installed yesterday, 24 January 2013 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese. Possible slight misconception may occur to some upon reading the news article as it may seem that the Coadjutor Archbishop only took over yesterday and became Archbishop yesterday too, but in fact, Archbishop John Wong is no longer Coadjutor Archbishop since 1 December 2012, and not as of yesterday, since Coadjutor Archbishop automatically takes over immediately upon the resignation of the Archbishop, without need to wait for the installation. What happened yesterday was the official installation of the new Archbishop in the Cathedral of the Archdiocese.