William Goh


William Goh Seng Chye
Cardinal, Archbishop of Singapore
Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
Official portrait, 2022
ArchdioceseSingapore
SeeSingapore
In office18 May 2013
PredecessorNicholas Chia Yeck Joo
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore (2012–2013)
  • Rector of St Francis Xavier Major Seminary (2005–2013)
Orders
Ordination1 May 1985
by Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean
Consecration22 February 2013
by Leopoldo Girelli, Nicholas Chia, Murphy Pakiam
Created cardinal27 August 2022
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
William Goh Seng Chye

(1957-06-25) 25 June 1957
NationalitySingaporean citizenship
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceCathedral of the Good Shepherd
EducationMontfort Secondary School
Alma materCollege General
Pontifical Urbaniana University
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoUt vivant
(Latin for 'That they may live')
John 10:10-11
Styles
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

William Goh Seng Chye (born 25 June 1957) is a Singaporean prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as the fourth Archbishop of Singapore since 2013. He was made a cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022.