House of the Epiphany

There were a number of short-lived theological colleges in what is now the Diocese of Kuching before the House of the Epiphany was opened.

[17] Five members of the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield arrived in Kuching in 1933: Frs Edward Oswald Philipps,[18] Wilfred Percy Brightwen Shelley,[19] Thomas, Andrew Hamish Blair (later Principal of the College of the Resurrection)[20] and Richard Law Wrathall.

[21][22][23] The following year the Ordination Test School was opened in Kuching with six candidates, of whom Hope Hugh, Lim Yong Chua, Martin Nanang and Ng Thau Sin proceeded to ordination as deacons in 1936 and priests in 1937.

[29] Six students proceeded to ordination as deacons in 1955 and priests in 1956: Edmund Paleng, James Gunyau, Peter Radin, Arnold Puntang, Ambrose Dunggat and Alfred Chabu (later Archdeacon of Brunei and North Sarawak).

[32] The House of the Epiphany reopened in 1971 (with Howes as Principal and the Rev Alex Reid as Warden).