Cornelius Sim
Cornelius Sim (16 September 1951 – 29 May 2021) was a Bruneian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Apostolic Vicar of Brunei from 2004 until his death. He was the apostolic prefect of Brunei from 1997 to 2004.[1] He was born in Seria, Brunei.
Sim was the first Bruneian to be ordained to the priesthood.[2] Pope Francis raised him to the rank of a cardinal on 28 November 2020, making him the first cardinal from the country.[3]
Sim died at a hospital in Taoyuan, Taiwan on 29 May 2021 from cardiac arrest, aged 69.[4] He was being treated for cancer at the time of his death.[4]
References
- ↑ Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam. 28 March 2007. http://www.ucanews.com/dps/html/dps-bn_brunei.php. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ Smith, Peter Jesserer (11 November 2020). "Brunei's First Cardinal Has Franciscan University Connection". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "Brunei's first native Bishop will also become its first Cardinal". Rome Reports. 20 November 2020. https://www.romereports.com/en/2020/11/20/bruneis-first-native-bishop-will-also-become-its-first-cardinal/. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cardinal Cornelius Sim of Brunei dies of heart failure while undergoing treatment in Taiwan". Licas News. 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-05-29.