Our present Bishop the Rt. Rev John Lee is only the second local Bishop.

 

He was born in Kota Kinabalu on 5th October, 1933 and grew up in a house which is just a stone's throw away from the Sacred Heart Cathedral. John Lee was ordained to the priesthood on 27th December, 1964 and succeeded the Late Simon Fung as Bishop of the Kota Kinabalu Diocese on 26th June, 1987.
 
Before he bacame Bishop, Rt. Rev. John was also the Rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish.