Peter Kwong

The Most Reverend Peter Kwong
Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong
Province	Hong Kong Anglican Church
Diocese	Diocese of Hong Kong Island
Enthroned	1981
Reign ended	January 2007
Predecessor	N/A (post created)
Successor	Paul Kwong
Personal details
Birth name	Peter Kwong Kong-kit
Born	1936 Hong Kong
Denomination	Anglican

Peter Kwong Kong-kit, GBS, (Traditional Chinese: 鄺廣傑) was the Bishop of Hong Kong and Macau(1981) and, in 1998, was named as the first Archbishop of Hong Kong, Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island. He is the first Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui following the establishment of the Anglican Province in Hong Kong.

Following his retirement in January 2007, he has become the Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island.^{[citation needed]} His contributions to the community of Hong Kong are wide and varied. On October 25th, 1998 he was installed as the first Chinese Archbishop of the Anglican Church.

He is Advisor to the Amity Foundation of China, Vice-President of the Church Missionary Society, and patron of Comfort Care and Concern, an organization for the terminally ill. In recognition of his work, the University of Hong Kong awarded him the Doctor of Divinity honoris causa.

In 2007 Archbishop Peter Kwong was succeeded by the new Archbishop and Primate, the Most Revd. Paul Kwong.

See also

• Archbishop of Canterbury
• List of Bishops and Archbishops

External links

• [1]
• Anglican website on Dr. Peter Kwong [2]
• HKU awards Dr.Peter Kwong with honorary award [3]

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Gilbert Baker	Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau 1980 – 1998	Diocese abolished
New creation	Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island 1998 – 2006	Succeeded by Paul Kwong
	Archbishop of Hong Kong 1998 – 2006
	Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui 1998 – 2006