| John Chew Hiang Chea | |
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| Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia, Primate | |
| In Office | 2006 — present |
| Predecessor | Yong Ping Chung |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1947 Singapore |
| Previous post | Bishop of Singapore Bishop |
John Chew (John Chew Hiang Chea; 周贤正; born 4 October 1947) is currently the third Metropolitan Archbishop and Primate of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia as well as the Bishop of Singapore.
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Chew studied in Nanyang Technological University and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1969, honours in 1970 and Masters in 1977. He obtained his Bachelor of Divinity with honours from the University of London in 1977.
In 1983, Chew obtained his Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies from the University of Sheffield.
On 6 November 1977, Chew was ordained as deacon at St Andrew's Cathedral and on 8 October 1978, he was ordained as priest. On 4 May 1986, he was collated as Canon.
Chew also taught at the Trinity Theological College, Singapore from 1982 to 1999 as a lecturer. He was also the principal fromm 1991 till he left the colleague in 1999. In 2006, he served as the chairman on the Board of Governors.
Chew was consecrated and enthroned as the 8th Bishop of Singapore by the then Archbishop of the South East Asian Province and Bishop of Sabah, The Most Reverend Datuk Yong Ping Chung on 25 April 2000 at the St Andrew's Cathedral. His consecration service was attended by DPM Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, dignitaries, bishops from the various dioceses and religious leaders.
On 5 February 2006, Chew was installed as the 3rd Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia as Archbishop Yong Ping Chung reached retirement age. Representatives of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Right Reverend Jonathan Gledhill, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore, the Most Reverend Monsignor Nicholas Chia, the Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore, Dr Robert M Solomon and Dr Ong Chit Chung, Member of Parliament of Jurong GRC were among those who were present at the occasion.
Archbishop John Chew is married to Christina and they have a son.
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| Preceded by Moses Tay |
Bishop of Singapore 2000–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Datuk Yong Ping Chung |
Archbishop of South East Asia 2006–present |
Incumbent |