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On 11 July 2014, Ha was appointed as one of the three auxiliary bishops of Hong Kong by Pope Francis, holding the titular see of Simitthu, along with Michael Yeung Ming-cheung and Stephen Lee Bun-sang. [8] They were consecrated bishops on 30 August 2014, with Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop of Hong Kong, as their principal consecrator.
John Tong Hon (born 31 July 1939) is a prelate of the Catholic Church from Hong Kong.A cardinal since 2012, he was auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2008, then coadjutor bishop of the diocese for a year, and Bishop of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2017.
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic , Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place.
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. Rowe, who leads two small dioceses along Lake ...
Consecrated on 30 August 2014, Yeung was appointed the coadjutor bishop of the diocese on 13 November 2016, [4] [5] and succeeded Cardinal John Tong Hon as the Bishop of Hong Kong on 1 August 2017. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] On 27 June 2018, AsiaNews reported that Yeung had tendered his resignation to Pope Francis in order to dedicate himself to Caritas. [ 8 ]
Hong Kong’s incoming Roman Catholic bishop Stephen Chow called for respect for different views as he prepares to lead a diocese that has been polarized by the city’s deteriorating political ...
David Allen Zubik (/ ˈ z uː b ɪ k / ZOO-bik; born September 4, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania since 2007. Zubik previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 2003 to 2007, and as an auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh from 1997 ...
China's state-backed Bishop of Beijing visited Hong Kong on Tuesday amid fears among some Catholics that Beijing wants tighter control over religious affairs in Hong Kong. The visit is the first ...