From left: Viola Dompok, Puan Sri Diana Dompok, the Nuncio, Fr Wilfred and Bernard Dompok.
PENAMPANG : – Former Malaysian Ambassador to the Vatican, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok hosted the Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia to a private dinner at his residence at Mansakazon Heights in Penampang, Thursday.
The Nuncio, Most Reverend Archbishop Wojciech Zaluski is the Pope’s representative to Malaysia and is equivalent to an Ambassador.
He was in Penampang to attend the Diocese level Kaamatan celebration at St Michael officiated by Archbishop Datuk John Wong earlier in the day.
Among those invited to the dinner were local priests and religious sisters headed by the Vicar-General Msgr Nicholas Stephen and the Chancellor, Rev Fr Wilfred Atin.
Also present were the management team from Monfort Youth Training Center in Kinarut of which Dompok is founder and Chairman.
Dompok is also former Sabah Chief Minister, Federal Minister twice and Penampang MP.
Dompok who had met 3 Popes was Ambassador to the Holy See from 2016 to 2018.