Rennis Ponniah Explained

Rennis Ponniah (Chinese: 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

Ponniah 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

In 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.

Notes and References

1. News: Rennis Ponniah to be installed as the 9th Bishop of Singapore on 20th October 2012 . Global South Anglican . 1 July 2012 . 29 September 2012 .
2. Web site: National Council of Churches Singapore Executive Community Members . National Council of Churches Singapore . 30 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130211255/http://nccs.org.sg/about/executive-committee-2/ . 30 January 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: Salt and Light: We will miss him but I've seen the sunrise. 20 March 2021.
4. Web site: Salt and Light: Titus Chung Formally Succeeds Rennis Ponniah as 10th Bishop of Singapore. 20 March 2021.