He is one of three Asian cardinals appointed this round, the others being Archbishop John Ribat from Papua New Guinea and Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario from Bangladesh. He was later appointed as the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese’s second Archbishop in 1983, retiring 20 years later in 2003. Francis made the announcement during his weekly Sunday address, saying he would be appointing the 17 new cardinals, adding that they hailed from five continents. This is the third time Francis has appointed new cardinals since his election in 2013. The other three cardinals above 80 come from Albania, Italy and Lesotho.

Source: The Star October 09, 2016 13:57 UTC