James Buis

His Excellency

James Buis

MHM
Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
MetropolisKota Kinabalu
Installed18 January 1947
Term ended1 August 1972
PredecessorAugust Wachter
SuccessorPeter Chung Hoan Ting
Orders
Ordination17 July 1927
Consecration1 May 1952
by Johannes Petrus Huibers [nl]
Personal details
Born(1902-06-19)19 June 1902
Leiden
Died24 April 1980(1980-04-24) (aged 77)

James Buis (19 June 1902 – 24 April 1980) was a Dutch Roman Catholic prelate of the Mill Hill Missionaries. He was titular bishop of Astypalaia from 1952 until his death and first Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu from 1947 to 1972.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 🇲🇾". GCatholic. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. ^ "Malaysian Catholic History". Herald Malaysia Online. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  3. ^ "Stella Maris Tanjung Aru". Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu
1947–1972 		Succeeded by


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