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Bishop of Hong Kong
Bishop of Hong Kong
Bishopric
catholic
	Incumbent:; Stephen Chow
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Directly subject to the Holy See (de facto); Canton (de jure)
Information
First holder	Theodore Joset (apostolic prefect); Enrico Valtorta (bishop)
Formation	1841 (apostolic prefecture); 1946 (bishopric)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Website
	catholic.org.hk/en

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The Bishop of Hong Kong is the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, who looks after spiritual and administrative needs. The Diocese of Hong Kong is nominally part of the ecclesiastical province of Canton and thus is a suffragan of that archdiocese.^[1]^[2] However, it has been exempt in practice since 1951, when the People's Republic of China severed diplomatic relations with the Holy See.^[3] As a Crown colony of the United Kingdom at the time,^[4] Hong Kong was unaffected by this and relations with the Vatican continued unabated. Consequently, the bishop of Hong Kong answers "directly to the Holy See".^[1] The position has since 2021 been held by jesuit Stephen Chow.‌‎

The diocese began as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hong Kong, which was created on 22 April 1841.^[5] Theodore Joset was appointed its first ordinary, and under his reign, the city's first Catholic church was built on Wellington Street.^[6] On 2 September 1890, the prefecture was elevated to the status of apostolic vicariate. It was raised to the level of diocese on 11 April 1946,^[5] as part of the establishment of the ecclesiastical hierarchy in China under the papal bull Quotidie Nos by Pope Pius XII.^[7]^[8]

Nine men have been Bishop of Hong Kong; another six were heads of its antecedent jurisdictions. Three bishops – John Baptist Wu, Joseph Zen, and John Tong – were elevated to the College of Cardinals.^[9] Francis Hsu, the ninth ordinary of the diocese, was the first ethnically Chinese bishop of Hong Kong.^[10] Tong, whose episcopacy spanned from 2009 to 2017, was the first bishop born in Hong Kong.^[11] Wu had the longest tenure as Bishop of Hong Kong, serving for 27 years from 1975 to 2002, while his immediate predecessor Peter Lei held the position for seven months (1973–1974), marking the shortest episcopacy.^[12]

List of ordinaries

Key
‡	Denotes bishop who was elevated to the College of Cardinals
MEM PIME	Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
OFM	Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Order)
SDB	Salesians of Don Bosco
SJ	Society of Jesus

A bearded and bespectacled elderly man wearing a pectoral cross around his neck faces forward. — Enrico Valtorta was the last Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong and its first bishop.

Apostolic Prefects of Hong Kong

Apostolic Prefects
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1841	1842	Theodore Joset	Appointed on 22 April 1841. Arrived in Hong Kong on 3 March 1842. Died on 5 August 1842.^[A]	^[16]
1850	1855	Antonio Feliciani, OFM	Appointed on 24 August 1850.^[A] Resigned on 20 June 1855. Died on 17 March 1866.	^[14]
1855	1867	Luigi Ambrosi	Appointed on 20 June 1855. Died on 10 March 1867.^[B]	^[18]
1868	1874	Timoleon Raimondi, MEM	Appointed on 27 December 1868.^[B]	^[17]

Apostolic Vicars of Hong Kong

Apostolic Vicars
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1874	1894	Timoleon Raimondi, MEM	Became the first Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong on 4 October 1874. Died on 27 September 1894.	^[17]
1895	1904	Louis Piazzoli, MEM	Appointed on 11 January 1895. Returned to Italy on 4 August 1904. Died on 26 December 1904.	^[19]^[20]
1905	1924	Dominic Pozzoni, MEM	Appointed on 12 July 1905. Died on 20 February 1924.^[C]	^[22]
1926	1946	Enrico Valtorta, PIME	Appointed on 8 March 1926.^[C]	^[23]

Bishops of Hong Kong

Bishops
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1946	1951	Enrico Valtorta, PIME	Became the first Bishop of Hong Kong on 11 April 1946. Installed on 31 October 1948. Died on 3 September 1951.^[D]	^[23]
1951	1968	Lorenzo Bianchi, PIME	Coadjutor bishop^[E] from 1949 to 1951. Installed on 26 October 1952, after his release from prison in mainland China.^[D] Resigned on 30 November 1968. Died on 14 February 1983.	^[20]^[27]
1969	1973	Francis Hsu	Auxiliary bishop from 1967 to 1968. Apostolic administrator from 1968 to 1969. First Chinese bishop of the diocese. Died on 23 May 1973.^[F]	^[10]^[29]
1973	1974	Peter Lei	Auxiliary bishop from 1971 to 1973. Appointed on 21 December 1973.^[F] Died on 23 July 1974.^[G]	^[28]
1975	2002	John Baptist Wu^‡	Appointed on 5 April 1975.^[G] Elevated to cardinal on 28 June 1988. Died on 23 September 2002.	^[13]^[31]
2002	2009	Joseph Zen, SDB^‡	Coadjutor bishop from 1996 to 2002. Elevated to cardinal on 24 March 2006. Retired on 15 April 2009, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.	^[32]^[33]^[34]
2009	2017	John Tong^‡	Auxiliary bishop from 1996 to 2008. Coadjutor bishop from 2008 to 2009. First bishop born in Hong Kong. Elevated to cardinal on 18 February 2012. Retired on 1 August 2017, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Apostolic administrator from 2019 to 2021 following the death of his successor, Michael Yeung.	^[9]^[35]^[36]^[37]
2017	2019	Michael Yeung	Auxiliary bishop from 2014 to 2016. Coadjutor bishop from 2016 to 2017. Died on 3 January 2019.	^[38]^[39]
2021	present	Stephen Chow, SJ	Appointed on 17 May 2021; consecrated on 4 December 2021.	^[40]^[41]

Notes

^ a b Between Joset's death and Feliciani's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect from 1842 until 1847,[14] followed by Bishop Théodore-Augustin Forcade, (1847–50).[15]
^ ^a ^b Between Ambrosi's death and Raimondi's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect.^[17]
^ a b Between Pozzoni's death and Valtorta's appointment, Fr. Giovanni Spada, served as vicar capitular.[21]
^ a b Between Valtorta's death and Bianchi's installation, Fr. Antonius Riganti, served as vicar capitular.[24]
^ Under the Code of Canon Law, the coadjutor bishop has the right of succession (cum jure successionis) upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.^[25]^[26]
^ ^a ^b Between Hsu's death and Lei's appointment, the latter served as vicar capitular.^[28]
^ ^a ^b Between Lei's death and Wu's consecration on 25 July 1975, Fr. Gabriel Lam served as vicar capitular.^[30]

References

General

"Prefects Apostolic, Vicars Apostolic and Diocesan Bishops of Hong Kong". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
"The Succession Line". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

Specific

^ ^a ^b Ha, Louis (Winter 2016). "Hong Kong and the Chinese Catholic Hierarchy". Tripod. 36 (183). Translated by Lam, Anthony. Hong Kong: Holy Spirit Study Centre. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. [W]hen the Chinese Catholic hierarchy came under attack on mainland China, although Hong Kong was a suffragan diocese of the Canton Archdiocese, it was not involved in those problems. Today, Hong Kong does not belong to any ecclesiastical province, nor to any Bishops' Conference. It is an entity belonging directly to the Holy See.
^ Sainsbury, Michael (19 October 2018). "Beijing targets Hong Kong media, is church next?". La Croix. Paris. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020. [Hong Kong] is a de jure suffragan diocese under the Archdiocese of Guangzhou in South China but in practice it also reports to Rome.
^ "China Catholic bishops: Historic deal with Vatican reached". BBC News. BBC. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ Levine, Steven (8 October 1998). "Hong Kong's Return To China". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Michael Yeung Takes Over the Reins – Hong Kong Diocese Change of Guard". O Clarim. Macau. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Leading Events in 1840s". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Barrett, William E. (15 July 2014). The Red Lacquered Gate: The early days of the Columban Fathers and the courage and faith of its founder, Fr. Edward Galvin. Xlibris Corporation. p. 348. ISBN 9781499027273.
^ "Erection of the Diocese of Chengde" (PDF). Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 22 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Tong joins Zen as HK cardinal". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Religion and Custom". Hong Kong Yearbook 2003. Government of Hong Kong. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Criveller, Gianni (30 April 2009). "Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, 'man of dialogue', but with 'non-negotiable principles'". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Su, Xinqi (11 January 2019). "Top officials join Hong Kong Catholics in packed cathedral for Bishop Michael Yeung's funeral mass". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Stanford, Peter (27 September 2002). "Obituary: Cardinal John Baptist Wu". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Rev. Feliciani, Antonio OFM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Bishop Forcade, Theodore Augustin MEP". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Rev. Joset, Theodore". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Raimondi, Giovanni Timoleone MEM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Rev. Ambrosi, Luigi". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Bishop Piazzoli, Luigi MEM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The ashes of two former PIME bishops return to Hong Kong cathedral". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Rev. Spada, Giovanni PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Bishop Pozzoni, Dominico MEM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Valtorta, Enrico PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Rev. Riganti, Antonius PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ Van Hove, A. (1913). "Bishop". In Charles George Herbermann (ed.). The Original Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Robert Appleton Company. p. 581. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^ Agnew, Paddy; McGarry, Patsy (5 May 2012). "Vatican may appoint bishop to aid Brady". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^ "Bishop Bianchi, Lorenzo PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Lei, Wang-Kei Peter". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Bishop Hsu, Chen-Ping Francis Xavier". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Rev. Lam, Cheuk-Wai Gabriel". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Wu Cheng-chung Card. John Baptist". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Zen Ze-kiun Card. Joseph, S.D.B." Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Bunson, Matthew E. (21 February 2018). "Cardinal Joseph Zen a Longtime, Vocal Critic of China's Policies". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Leung, Ambrose (14 February 2006). "Bishop Zen poised to become cardinal". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Tong Hon Card. John". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Cardinal Zen resigns as head of diocese of Hong Kong". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Zhao, Shirley; Ng, Kang-chung (7 January 2019). "Shock as Vatican brings Cardinal John Tong out of retirement to be acting head of Hong Kong diocese after death of bishop – blocking Occupy supporter Joseph Ha Chi-shing". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Mok, Danny; Cheung, Tony (1 August 2017). "Michael Yeung named new Hong Kong Catholic leader as John Tong retires". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Cheung, Tony; Mok, Danny; Cheung, Elizabeth (3 January 2019). "Hong Kong Catholics mourn their leader Michael Yeung Ming-cheung who died at age 73". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Resignations and Appointments". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ Lau, Mimi (17 May 2021). "Vatican appoints Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[Feliciani_and_Forcade_pro-PA-16] Between Joset's death and Feliciani's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect from 1842 until 1847,^[14] followed by Bishop Théodore-Augustin Forcade, MEP (1847–50).^[15]

[Raimondi_pro-PA-19] Between Ambrosi's death and Raimondi's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect.^[17]

[Giovanni_Spada-24] Between Pozzoni's death and Valtorta's appointment, Fr. Giovanni Spada, PIME served as vicar capitular.^[21]

[Antonius_Riganti-28] Between Valtorta's death and Bianchi's installation, Fr. Antonius Riganti, PIME served as vicar capitular.^[24]

[31] Under the Code of Canon Law, the coadjutor bishop has the right of succession (cum jure successionis) upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.^[25]^[26]

[Lei_VC-34] Between Hsu's death and Lei's appointment, the latter served as vicar capitular.^[28]

[Gabriel_CW_Lam-37] Between Lei's death and Wu's consecration on 25 July 1975, Fr. Gabriel Lam served as vicar capitular.^[30]

[Tripod-1] Ha, Louis (Winter 2016). "Hong Kong and the Chinese Catholic Hierarchy". Tripod. 36 (183). Translated by Lam, Anthony. Hong Kong: Holy Spirit Study Centre. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. [W]hen the Chinese Catholic hierarchy came under attack on mainland China, although Hong Kong was a suffragan diocese of the Canton Archdiocese, it was not involved in those problems. Today, Hong Kong does not belong to any ecclesiastical province, nor to any Bishops' Conference. It is an entity belonging directly to the Holy See.

[2] Sainsbury, Michael (19 October 2018). "Beijing targets Hong Kong media, is church next?". La Croix. Paris. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020. [Hong Kong] is a de jure suffragan diocese under the Archdiocese of Guangzhou in South China but in practice it also reports to Rome.

[3] "China Catholic bishops: Historic deal with Vatican reached". BBC News. BBC. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[4] Levine, Steven (8 October 1998). "Hong Kong's Return To China". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[OClarim-5] "Bishop Michael Yeung Takes Over the Reins – Hong Kong Diocese Change of Guard". O Clarim. Macau. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[6] "Leading Events in 1840s". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[7] Barrett, William E. (15 July 2014). The Red Lacquered Gate: The early days of the Columban Fathers and the courage and faith of its founder, Fr. Edward Galvin. Xlibris Corporation. p. 348. ISBN 9781499027273.

[8] "Erection of the Diocese of Chengde" (PDF). Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 22 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[Tong_joins_Zen-9] "Bishop Tong joins Zen as HK cardinal". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[HKyearbook-10] "Religion and Custom". Hong Kong Yearbook 2003. Government of Hong Kong. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[11] Criveller, Gianni (30 April 2009). "Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, 'man of dialogue', but with 'non-negotiable principles'". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[12] Su, Xinqi (11 January 2019). "Top officials join Hong Kong Catholics in packed cathedral for Bishop Michael Yeung's funeral mass". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[Wu_obituary-13] Stanford, Peter (27 September 2002). "Obituary: Cardinal John Baptist Wu". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[FelicianiHK-14] "Rev. Feliciani, Antonio OFM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[15] "Bishop Forcade, Theodore Augustin MEP". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[17] "Rev. Joset, Theodore". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[RaimondiHK-18] "Bishop Raimondi, Giovanni Timoleone MEM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[20] "Rev. Ambrosi, Luigi". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[21] "Bishop Piazzoli, Luigi MEM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[returned-22] "The ashes of two former PIME bishops return to Hong Kong cathedral". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[23] "Rev. Spada, Giovanni PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[25] "Bishop Pozzoni, Dominico MEM". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[ValtortaHK-26] "Bishop Valtorta, Enrico PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[27] "Rev. Riganti, Antonius PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[29] Van Hove, A. (1913). "Bishop". In Charles George Herbermann (ed.). The Original Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Robert Appleton Company. p. 581. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

[30] Agnew, Paddy; McGarry, Patsy (5 May 2012). "Vatican may appoint bishop to aid Brady". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

[32] "Bishop Bianchi, Lorenzo PIME". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[LeiHK-33] "Bishop Lei, Wang-Kei Peter". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[35] "Bishop Hsu, Chen-Ping Francis Xavier". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[36] "Rev. Lam, Cheuk-Wai Gabriel". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[38] "Wu Cheng-chung Card. John Baptist". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[39] "Zen Ze-kiun Card. Joseph, S.D.B." Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[40] Bunson, Matthew E. (21 February 2018). "Cardinal Joseph Zen a Longtime, Vocal Critic of China's Policies". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[41] Leung, Ambrose (14 February 2006). "Bishop Zen poised to become cardinal". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[42] "Tong Hon Card. John". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[43] "Cardinal Zen resigns as head of diocese of Hong Kong". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[44] Zhao, Shirley; Ng, Kang-chung (7 January 2019). "Shock as Vatican brings Cardinal John Tong out of retirement to be acting head of Hong Kong diocese after death of bishop – blocking Occupy supporter Joseph Ha Chi-shing". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[45] Mok, Danny; Cheung, Tony (1 August 2017). "Michael Yeung named new Hong Kong Catholic leader as John Tong retires". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[46] Cheung, Tony; Mok, Danny; Cheung, Elizabeth (3 January 2019). "Hong Kong Catholics mourn their leader Michael Yeung Ming-cheung who died at age 73". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[47] "Resignations and Appointments". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[48] Lau, Mimi (17 May 2021). "Vatican appoints Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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-The '''Bishop of Hong Kong''' is the head of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong]], who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs.  The Diocese of Hong Kong is nominally part of the [[Ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|ecclesiastical province]] of Canton and thus is a [[Suffragan diocese|suffragan]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou|that archdiocese]].<ref name=Tripod>{{cite journal|last=Ha|first=Louis|translator-last=Lam|translator-first=Anthony|date=Winter 2016|title=Hong Kong and the Chinese Catholic Hierarchy|journal=Tripod|volume=36|issue=183|publisher=Holy Spirit Study Centre|location=Hong Kong|url=http://hsstudyc.org.hk/en/tripod_en/en_tripod_183_03.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908183436/http://hsstudyc.org.hk/en/tripod_en/en_tripod_183_03.html|archive-date=8 September 2019|url-status=dead|quote=[W]hen the Chinese Catholic hierarchy came under attack on mainland China, although Hong Kong was a suffragan diocese of the Canton Archdiocese, it was not involved in those problems.  Today, Hong Kong does not belong to any ecclesiastical province, nor to any Bishops’ Conference.  It is an entity belonging directly to the Holy See.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beijing targets Hong Kong media, is church next?|url=https://international.la-croix.com/news/beijing-targets-hong-kong-media-is-church-next/8671|first=Michael|last=Sainsbury|date=19 October 2018|access-date=14 January 2020|newspaper=La Croix|location=Paris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019150509/https://international.la-croix.com/news/beijing-targets-hong-kong-media-is-church-next/8671|archive-date=19 October 2018|quote=[Hong Kong] is a ''de jure'' suffragan diocese under the Archdiocese of Guangzhou in South China but in practice it also reports to Rome.}}</ref>  However, it has been [[Exemption in the Catholic Church|exempt]] in practice since 1951, when the [[China|People's Republic of China]] severed [[China–Holy See relations|diplomatic relations with the Holy See]].<ref>{{cite news|title=China Catholic bishops: Historic deal with Vatican reached|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45613668|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=22 September 2018|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>  As a [[British Hong Kong|Crown colony of the United Kingdom]] at the time,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|first=Steven|last=Levine|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|title=Hong Kong's Return To China|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/reversion-to-Chinese-sovereignty-1020544|date=8 October 1998|access-date=19 January 2019|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.}}</ref> Hong Kong was unaffected by this and relations with the Vatican continued unabated.  Consequently, the bishop of Hong Kong answers "directly to the [[Holy See]]".<ref name=Tripod/>  The current bishop is [[Stephen Chow (bishop)|Stephen Chow]].
+The '''Bishop of Hong Kong''' is the leader of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong]], who looks after spiritual and administrative needs. The Diocese of Hong Kong is nominally part of the [[Ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|ecclesiastical province]] of Canton and thus is a [[Suffragan diocese|suffragan]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou|that archdiocese]].<ref name=Tripod>{{cite journal|last=Ha|first=Louis|translator-last=Lam|translator-first=Anthony|date=Winter 2016|title=Hong Kong and the Chinese Catholic Hierarchy|journal=Tripod|volume=36|issue=183|publisher=Holy Spirit Study Centre|location=Hong Kong|url=http://hsstudyc.org.hk/en/tripod_en/en_tripod_183_03.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908183436/http://hsstudyc.org.hk/en/tripod_en/en_tripod_183_03.html|archive-date=8 September 2019|url-status=dead|quote=[W]hen the Chinese Catholic hierarchy came under attack on mainland China, although Hong Kong was a suffragan diocese of the Canton Archdiocese, it was not involved in those problems. Today, Hong Kong does not belong to any ecclesiastical province, nor to any Bishops' Conference. It is an entity belonging directly to the Holy See.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beijing targets Hong Kong media, is church next?|url=https://international.la-croix.com/news/beijing-targets-hong-kong-media-is-church-next/8671|first=Michael|last=Sainsbury|date=19 October 2018|access-date=14 January 2020|newspaper=La Croix|location=Paris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019150509/https://international.la-croix.com/news/beijing-targets-hong-kong-media-is-church-next/8671|archive-date=19 October 2018|quote=[Hong Kong] is a ''de jure'' suffragan diocese under the Archdiocese of Guangzhou in South China but in practice it also reports to Rome.}}</ref> However, it has been [[Exemption in the Catholic Church|exempt]] in practice since 1951, when the [[China|People's Republic of China]] severed [[China–Holy See relations|diplomatic relations with the Holy See]].<ref>{{cite news|title=China Catholic bishops: Historic deal with Vatican reached|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45613668|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=22 September 2018|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> As a [[British Hong Kong|Crown colony of the United Kingdom]] at the time,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|first=Steven|last=Levine|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|title=Hong Kong's Return To China|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/reversion-to-Chinese-sovereignty-1020544|date=8 October 1998|access-date=19 January 2019|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.}}</ref> Hong Kong was unaffected by this and relations with the Vatican continued unabated. Consequently, the bishop of Hong Kong answers "directly to the [[Holy See]]".<ref name=Tripod/> The position has since 2021 been held by jesuit [[Stephen Chow (bishop)|Stephen Chow]].‌‎
-The diocese began as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hong Kong, which was created on 22 April 1841.<ref name=OClarim>{{cite news|title=Bishop Michael Yeung Takes Over the Reins – Hong Kong Diocese Change of Guard|url=http://www.oclarim.com.mo/en/2017/08/11/bishop-michael-yeung-takes-over-the-reins-hong-kong-diocese-change-of-guard/|date=11 August 2017|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=O Clarim|location=Macau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111191006/http://www.oclarim.com.mo/en/2017/08/11/bishop-michael-yeung-takes-over-the-reins-hong-kong-diocese-change-of-guard/|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref>  [[Theodore Joset]] was appointed its first [[Ordinary (officer)#Catholic usage|ordinary]], and under his reign, the city's first Catholic [[parish church|church]] was built on [[Wellington Street, Hong Kong|Wellington Street]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Leading Events in 1840s|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Leading%20Events/E-1840s.htm|access-date=12 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130190100/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Leading%20Events/E-1840s.htm|archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>  On 2 September 1890, the prefecture was elevated to the status of [[apostolic vicariate]].  It was raised to the level of [[diocese]] on 11 April 1946,<ref name=OClarim/> as part of the establishment of the [[List of Catholic dioceses in China|ecclesiastical hierarchy in China]] under the [[papal bull]] ''Quotidie Nos'' by [[Pope Pius XII]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DoMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA348|title=The Red Lacquered Gate: The early days of the Columban Fathers and the courage and faith of its founder, Fr. Edward Galvin|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|date=15 July 2014|last=Barrett|first=William E.|page=348|isbn=9781499027273}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Erection of the Diocese of Chengde|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/180922h.pdf|date=22 September 2018|access-date=15 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204075117/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/180922h.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
+The diocese began as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hong Kong, which was created on 22 April 1841.<ref name=OClarim>{{cite news|title=Bishop Michael Yeung Takes Over the Reins – Hong Kong Diocese Change of Guard|url=http://www.oclarim.com.mo/en/2017/08/11/bishop-michael-yeung-takes-over-the-reins-hong-kong-diocese-change-of-guard/|date=11 August 2017|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=O Clarim|location=Macau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111191006/http://www.oclarim.com.mo/en/2017/08/11/bishop-michael-yeung-takes-over-the-reins-hong-kong-diocese-change-of-guard/|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref> [[Theodore Joset]] was appointed its first [[Ordinary (officer)#Catholic usage|ordinary]], and under his reign, the city's first Catholic [[parish church|church]] was built on [[Wellington Street, Hong Kong|Wellington Street]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Leading Events in 1840s|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Leading%20Events/E-1840s.htm|access-date=12 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130190100/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Leading%20Events/E-1840s.htm|archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> On 2 September 1890, the prefecture was elevated to the status of [[apostolic vicariate]]. It was raised to the level of [[diocese]] on 11 April 1946,<ref name=OClarim/> as part of the establishment of the [[List of Catholic dioceses in China|ecclesiastical hierarchy in China]] under the [[papal bull]] ''Quotidie Nos'' by [[Pope Pius XII]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DoMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA348|title=The Red Lacquered Gate: The early days of the Columban Fathers and the courage and faith of its founder, Fr. Edward Galvin|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|date=15 July 2014|last=Barrett|first=William E.|page=348|isbn=9781499027273}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Erection of the Diocese of Chengde|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/180922h.pdf|date=22 September 2018|access-date=15 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204075117/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/180922h.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
-Nine men have been Bishop of Hong Kong; another six were heads of its antecedent jurisdictions.  Three bishops – [[John Baptist Wu]], [[Joseph Zen]], and [[John Tong Hon]] – were elevated to the [[College of Cardinals]].<ref name="Tong joins Zen">{{cite news|title=Bishop Tong joins Zen as HK cardinal|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/article/989426/bishop-tong-joins-zen-hk-cardinal|date=7 January 2012|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507115728/https://www.scmp.com/print/article/989426/bishop-tong-joins-zen-hk-cardinal|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>  [[Francis Hsu]], the ninth ordinary of the diocese, was the first [[Han Chinese|ethnically Chinese]] bishop of Hong Kong.<ref name=HKyearbook>{{cite web|title=Religion and Custom|url=https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2003/english/chapter18/18_04.html|year=2003|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Hong Kong Yearbook 2003|publisher=Government of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025152341/https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2003/english/chapter18/18_04.html|archive-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>  Tong, whose [[episcopacy]] spanned from 2009 to 2017, was the first bishop born in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, 'man of dialogue,' but with 'non-negotiable principles'|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bishop-John-Tong-of-Hong-Kong,-man-of-dialogue,-but-with-non-negotiable-principles-15126.html|first=Gianni|last=Criveller|date=30 April 2009|access-date=12 January 2019|work=AsiaNews|publisher=Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111230020/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bishop-John-Tong-of-Hong-Kong,-man-of-dialogue,-but-with-non-negotiable-principles-15126.html|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref>  Wu had the longest tenure as Bishop of Hong Kong, serving for 27 years from 1975 to 2002, while his immediate predecessor [[Peter Lei]] held the position for seven months (1973–1974), marking the shortest episcopacy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top officials join Hong Kong Catholics in packed cathedral for Bishop Michael Yeung's funeral mass|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2181639/top-officials-join-hong-kong-catholics-packed-cathedral|date=11 January 2019|first=Xinqi|last=Su|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220104927/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2181639/top-officials-join-hong-kong-catholics-packed-cathedral|archive-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
+Nine men have been Bishop of Hong Kong; another six were heads of its antecedent jurisdictions. Three bishops – [[John Baptist Wu]], [[Joseph Zen]], and [[John Tong]] – were elevated to the [[College of Cardinals]].<ref name="Tong joins Zen">{{cite news|title=Bishop Tong joins Zen as HK cardinal|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/article/989426/bishop-tong-joins-zen-hk-cardinal|date=7 January 2012|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507115728/https://www.scmp.com/print/article/989426/bishop-tong-joins-zen-hk-cardinal|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> [[Francis Hsu]], the ninth ordinary of the diocese, was the first [[Chinese peoples|ethnically Chinese]] bishop of Hong Kong.<ref name=HKyearbook>{{cite web|title=Religion and Custom|url=https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2003/english/chapter18/18_04.html|year=2003|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Hong Kong Yearbook 2003|publisher=Government of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025152341/https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2003/english/chapter18/18_04.html|archive-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> Tong, whose [[episcopacy]] spanned from 2009 to 2017, was the first bishop born in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, 'man of dialogue', but with 'non-negotiable principles'|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bishop-John-Tong-of-Hong-Kong,-man-of-dialogue,-but-with-non-negotiable-principles-15126.html|first=Gianni|last=Criveller|date=30 April 2009|access-date=12 January 2019|work=AsiaNews|publisher=Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111230020/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bishop-John-Tong-of-Hong-Kong,-man-of-dialogue,-but-with-non-negotiable-principles-15126.html|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref> Wu had the longest tenure as Bishop of Hong Kong, serving for 27 years from 1975 to 2002, while his immediate predecessor [[Peter Lei]] held the position for seven months (1973–1974), marking the shortest episcopacy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top officials join Hong Kong Catholics in packed cathedral for Bishop Michael Yeung's funeral mass|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2181639/top-officials-join-hong-kong-catholics-packed-cathedral|date=11 January 2019|first=Xinqi|last=Su|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220104927/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2181639/top-officials-join-hong-kong-catholics-packed-cathedral|archive-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
+{{split|Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong|date=May 2023}}
 ==List of ordinaries==
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 [[File:Valtorta.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Enrico Valtorta]] was the last Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong and its first bishop.|alt=A bearded and bespectacled elderly man wearing a pectoral cross around his neck faces forward.]]
 [[File:Joseph Zen Ze Kiun.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Joseph Zen]] was appointed [[coadjutor bishop]] in 1996, the year before [[Handover of Hong Kong|the Handover]], to preclude interference from the [[Government of China|Chinese government]] in selecting Cardinal Wu's eventual successor.<ref name="Wu obituary"/>|alt=A bespectacled Chinese man holding a crosier in his left hand and wearing a white and gold-coloured mitre, red vestments and a pectoral cross looks towards the ground.]]
-[[File:John Tong Hon.jpg|thumb|upright|[[John Tong Hon]] was the first native-born bishop of [[Hong Kong]].|alt=A bespectacled Chinese man wearing a white and gold-coloured mitre, red vestments and a pectoral cross faces towards the right.]]
+[[File:John Tong Hon.jpg|thumb|upright|[[John Tong]] was the first native-born bishop of [[Hong Kong]].|alt=A bespectacled Chinese man wearing a white and gold-coloured mitre, red vestments and a pectoral cross faces towards the right.]]
 ===Apostolic Prefects of Hong Kong===
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 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Theodore|Joset}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 22 April 1841.  Arrived in [[Hong Kong]] on 3 March 1842.  Died on 5 August 1842.{{refn|Between Joset's death and Feliciani's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect from 1842 until 1847,<ref name=FelicianiHK/> followed by Bishop [[Théodore-Augustin Forcade]], {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Paris Foreign Missions Society|MEP]]}} (1847–50).<ref>{{cite web|title= Bishop Forcade, Theodore Augustin MEP|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/TA-Forcade.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806033135/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/TA-Forcade.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Feliciani and Forcade pro-PA|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Joset, Theodore|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/T-Joset.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806033125/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/T-Joset.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 22 April 1841. Arrived in [[Hong Kong]] on 3 March 1842. Died on 5 August 1842.{{refn|Between Joset's death and Feliciani's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect from 1842 until 1847,<ref name=FelicianiHK/> followed by Bishop [[Théodore-Augustin Forcade]], {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Paris Foreign Missions Society|MEP]]}} (1847–50).<ref>{{cite web|title= Bishop Forcade, Theodore Augustin MEP|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/TA-Forcade.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806033135/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/TA-Forcade.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Feliciani and Forcade pro-PA|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Joset, Theodore|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/T-Joset.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806033125/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/T-Joset.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>
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 |1850||1855
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Antonio|Feliciani}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Friars Minor|OFM]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 24 August 1850.{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Feliciani and Forcade pro-PA}}  Resigned on 20 June 1855.  Died on 17 March 1866.||<ref name=FelicianiHK>{{cite web|title=Rev. Feliciani, Antonio OFM|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Feliciani.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805220500/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Feliciani.htm|archive-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 24 August 1850.{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Feliciani and Forcade pro-PA}} Resigned on 20 June 1855. Died on 17 March 1866.||<ref name=FelicianiHK>{{cite web|title=Rev. Feliciani, Antonio OFM|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Feliciani.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805220500/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Feliciani.htm|archive-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
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 |1855||1867
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Luigi|Ambrosi}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 20 June 1855.  Died on 10 March 1867.{{refn|Between Ambrosi's death and Raimondi's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect.<ref name=RaimondiHK/>|name=Raimondi pro-PA|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Ambrosi, Luigi|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Ambrosi.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114031642/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Ambrosi.htm|archive-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 20 June 1855. Died on 10 March 1867.{{refn|Between Ambrosi's death and Raimondi's appointment, the latter served as pro-Apostolic Prefect.<ref name=RaimondiHK/>|name=Raimondi pro-PA|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Ambrosi, Luigi|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Ambrosi.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114031642/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Ambrosi.htm|archive-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>
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 |1874||1894
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Timoleon|Raimondi}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|MEM]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Became the first Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong on 4 October 1874.  Died on 27 September 1894.||<ref name=RaimondiHK/>
+|style="text-align:left"|Became the first Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong on 4 October 1874. Died on 27 September 1894.||<ref name=RaimondiHK/>
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 |1895||1904
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Louis|Piazzoli}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|MEM]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 11 January 1895.  Returned to [[Italy]] on 4 August 1904.  Died on 26 December 1904.||<ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Piazzoli, Luigi MEM|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Piazzoli.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112230057/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Piazzoli.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=returned>{{cite news|title=The ashes of two former PIME bishops return to Hong Kong cathedral|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-ashes-of-two-former-PIME-bishops-return-to-Hong-Kong-cathedral-33907.html|date=7 April 2015|access-date=13 January 2019|work=AsiaNews|publisher=Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112225422/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-ashes-of-two-former-PIME-bishops-return-to-Hong-Kong-cathedral-33907.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 11 January 1895. Returned to [[Italy]] on 4 August 1904. Died on 26 December 1904.||<ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Piazzoli, Luigi MEM|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Piazzoli.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112230057/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Piazzoli.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=returned>{{cite news|title=The ashes of two former PIME bishops return to Hong Kong cathedral|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-ashes-of-two-former-PIME-bishops-return-to-Hong-Kong-cathedral-33907.html|date=7 April 2015|access-date=13 January 2019|work=AsiaNews|publisher=Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112225422/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-ashes-of-two-former-PIME-bishops-return-to-Hong-Kong-cathedral-33907.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
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 |1905||1924
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Dominic|Pozzoni}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|MEM]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 12 July 1905.  Died on 20 February 1924.{{refn|Between Pozzoni's death and Valtorta's appointment, Fr. [[Giovanni Spada]], {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]]}} served as [[Diocesan administrator#Diocesan administrators in canon law|vicar capitular]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Spada, Giovanni PIME|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Spada.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031504/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Spada.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Giovanni Spada|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref>{{cite web|title= Bishop Pozzoni, Dominico MEM|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/D-Pozzoni.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112230717/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/D-Pozzoni.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 12 July 1905. Died on 20 February 1924.{{refn|Between Pozzoni's death and Valtorta's appointment, Fr. [[Giovanni Spada]], {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]]}} served as [[Diocesan administrator#Diocesan administrators in canon law|vicar capitular]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Spada, Giovanni PIME|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Spada.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031504/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Spada.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Giovanni Spada|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref>{{cite web|title= Bishop Pozzoni, Dominico MEM|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/D-Pozzoni.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112230717/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/D-Pozzoni.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
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 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Enrico|Valtorta}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Became the first Bishop of Hong Kong on 11 April 1946.  [[Installation (Christianity)|Installed]] on 31 October 1948.  Died on 3 September 1951.{{refn|Between Valtorta's death and Bianchi's installation, Fr. [[Antonius Riganti]], {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]]}} served as vicar capitular.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Riganti, Antonius PIME|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Riganti.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031437/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Riganti.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Antonius Riganti|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref name=ValtortaHK/>
+|style="text-align:left"|Became the first Bishop of Hong Kong on 11 April 1946. [[Installation (Christianity)|Installed]] on 31 October 1948. Died on 3 September 1951.{{refn|Between Valtorta's death and Bianchi's installation, Fr. [[Antonius Riganti]], {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]]}} served as vicar capitular.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Riganti, Antonius PIME|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Riganti.htm|access-date=14 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031437/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/A-Riganti.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Antonius Riganti|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref name=ValtortaHK/>
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 |1951||1968
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Lorenzo|Bianchi}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|PIME]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|[[Coadjutor bishop]]{{#tag:ref|Under the [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|Code of Canon Law]], the [[coadjutor bishop]] has the right of succession (''cum jure successionis'') upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Bishop|title=Bishop|last=Van Hove|first=A.|editor=Charles George Herbermann|encyclopedia=The Original Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=11 October 2012|year=1913|publisher=Robert Appleton Company|volume=2|pages=581|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114190524/http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Bishop|archive-date=14 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican may appoint bishop to aid Brady|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0505/1224315653654.html|first1=Paddy|last1=Agnew|first2=Patsy|last2=McGarry|date=5 May 2012|access-date=11 October 2012|newspaper=The Irish Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506014821/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0505/1224315653654.html|archive-date=6 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}} from 1949 to 1951.  Installed on 26 October 1952, after his release from prison in [[mainland China]].{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Antonius Riganti}}  Resigned on 30 November 1968.  Died on 14 February 1983.||<ref name=returned/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Bianchi, Lorenzo PIME|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Bianchi.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112231342/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Bianchi.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Coadjutor bishop]]{{#tag:ref|Under the [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|Code of Canon Law]], the [[coadjutor bishop]] has the right of succession (''cum jure successionis'') upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Bishop|title=Bishop|last=Van Hove|first=A.|editor=Charles George Herbermann|encyclopedia=The Original Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=11 October 2012|year=1913|publisher=Robert Appleton Company|volume=2|pages=581|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114190524/http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Bishop|archive-date=14 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican may appoint bishop to aid Brady|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0505/1224315653654.html|first1=Paddy|last1=Agnew|first2=Patsy|last2=McGarry|date=5 May 2012|access-date=11 October 2012|newspaper=The Irish Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506014821/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0505/1224315653654.html|archive-date=6 May 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha}} from 1949 to 1951. Installed on 26 October 1952, after his release from prison in [[mainland China]].{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Antonius Riganti}} Resigned on 30 November 1968. Died on 14 February 1983.||<ref name=returned/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Bianchi, Lorenzo PIME|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Bianchi.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112231342/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/L-Bianchi.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
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 |1969||1973
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Francis|Hsu}}
-|style="text-align:left"|[[Auxiliary bishop]] from 1967 to 1968.  [[Apostolic administration|Apostolic administrator]] from 1968 to 1969.  First Chinese bishop of the diocese.  Died on 23 May 1973.{{refn|Between Hsu's death and Lei's appointment, the latter served as vicar capitular.<ref name=LeiHK>{{cite web|title=Bishop Lei, Wang-Kei Peter|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/P-Lei.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112234048/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/P-Lei.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>|name=Lei VC|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref name=HKyearbook/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Hsu, Chen-Ping Francis Xavier|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/F-Hsu.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112233901/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/F-Hsu.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|[[Auxiliary bishop]] from 1967 to 1968. [[Apostolic administration|Apostolic administrator]] from 1968 to 1969. First Chinese bishop of the diocese. Died on 23 May 1973.{{refn|Between Hsu's death and Lei's appointment, the latter served as vicar capitular.<ref name=LeiHK>{{cite web|title=Bishop Lei, Wang-Kei Peter|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/P-Lei.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112234048/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/P-Lei.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>|name=Lei VC|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref name=HKyearbook/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bishop Hsu, Chen-Ping Francis Xavier|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/F-Hsu.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112233901/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/F-Hsu.htm|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
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 |1973||1974
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Peter|Lei}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Auxiliary bishop from 1971 to 1973.  Appointed on 21 December 1973.{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Lei VC}}  Died on 23 July 1974.{{refn|Between Lei's death and Wu's consecration on 25 July 1975, Fr. [[Gabriel Lam]] served as vicar capitular.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Lam, Cheuk-Wai Gabriel|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Lam.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031456/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Lam.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Gabriel CW Lam|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref name=LeiHK/>
+|style="text-align:left"|Auxiliary bishop from 1971 to 1973. Appointed on 21 December 1973.{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Lei VC}} Died on 23 July 1974.{{refn|Between Lei's death and Wu's consecration on 25 July 1975, Fr. [[Gabriel Lam]] served as vicar capitular.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev. Lam, Cheuk-Wai Gabriel|url=https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Lam.htm|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031456/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Succession%20Line/G-Lam.htm|archive-date=6 August 2016}}</ref>|name=Gabriel CW Lam|group=upper-alpha}}||<ref name=LeiHK/>
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 |1975||2002
 !scope="row" style="background-color: #eeabab"|{{sortname|John Baptist|Wu}}{{sup|{{double-dagger|alt=Cardinal}}}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 5 April 1975.{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Gabriel CW Lam}}  Elevated to [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] on 28 June 1988.  Died on 23 September 2002.||<ref name="Wu obituary">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Cardinal John Baptist Wu|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/sep/27/guardianobituaries.religion|date=27 September 2002|first=Peter|last=Stanford|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111220351/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/sep/27/guardianobituaries.religion|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wu Cheng-chung Card. John Baptist|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_wu-cheng-chung_jb.html|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112024259/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_wu-cheng-chung_jb.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 5 April 1975.{{refn|group=upper-alpha|name=Gabriel CW Lam}} Elevated to [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] on 28 June 1988. Died on 23 September 2002.||<ref name="Wu obituary">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Cardinal John Baptist Wu|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/sep/27/guardianobituaries.religion|date=27 September 2002|first=Peter|last=Stanford|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111220351/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/sep/27/guardianobituaries.religion|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wu Cheng-chung Card. John Baptist|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_wu-cheng-chung_jb.html|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112024259/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_wu-cheng-chung_jb.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
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 !scope="row" style="background-color: #eeabab"|{{sortname|Joseph|Zen}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Salesians of Don Bosco|SDB]]}}{{sup|{{double-dagger|alt=Cardinal}}}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Coadjutor bishop from 1996 to 2002.  Elevated to cardinal on 24 March 2006.  Retired on 15 April 2009, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.||<ref>{{cite web|title=Zen Ze-kiun Card. Joseph, S.D.B.|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_zen-se-kiun_j.html|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112025055/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_zen-se-kiun_j.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cardinal Joseph Zen a Longtime, Vocal Critic of China's Policies|url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-joseph-zen-a-longtime-vocal-critic-of-chinas-policies|first=Matthew E.|last=Bunson|date=21 February 2018|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=National Catholic Register|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706181604/http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-joseph-zen-a-longtime-vocal-critic-of-chinas-policies|archive-date=6 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bishop Zen poised to become cardinal|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/article/536434/bishop-zen-poised-become-cardinal|first=Ambrose|last=Leung|date=14 February 2006|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507121545/https://www.scmp.com/print/article/536434/bishop-zen-poised-become-cardinal|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Coadjutor bishop from 1996 to 2002. Elevated to cardinal on 24 March 2006. Retired on 15 April 2009, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.||<ref>{{cite web|title=Zen Ze-kiun Card. Joseph, S.D.B.|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_zen-se-kiun_j.html|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112025055/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_zen-se-kiun_j.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cardinal Joseph Zen a Longtime, Vocal Critic of China's Policies|url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-joseph-zen-a-longtime-vocal-critic-of-chinas-policies|first=Matthew E.|last=Bunson|date=21 February 2018|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=National Catholic Register|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706181604/http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-joseph-zen-a-longtime-vocal-critic-of-chinas-policies|archive-date=6 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bishop Zen poised to become cardinal|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/article/536434/bishop-zen-poised-become-cardinal|first=Ambrose|last=Leung|date=14 February 2006|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507121545/https://www.scmp.com/print/article/536434/bishop-zen-poised-become-cardinal|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
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-!scope="row" style="background-color: #eeabab"|{{sortname|John|Tong Hon}}{{sup|{{double-dagger|alt=Cardinal}}}}
+!scope="row" style="background-color: #eeabab"|{{sortname|John|Tong}}{{sup|{{double-dagger|alt=Cardinal}}}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Auxiliary bishop from 1996 to 2008.  Coadjutor bishop from 2008 to 2009.  First bishop born in Hong Kong.  Elevated to cardinal on 18 February 2012.  Retired on 1 August 2017, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.  Apostolic administrator from 2019 to 2021 following the death of his successor, [[Michael Yeung]].||<ref name="Tong joins Zen"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Tong Hon Card. John|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_tong-hon_j.html|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112025620/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_tong-hon_j.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cardinal Zen resigns as head of diocese of Hong Kong|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Cardinal-Zen-resigns-as-head-of-diocese-of-Hong-Kong-14993.html|date=15 April 2009|access-date=12 January 2019|work=AsiaNews|publisher=Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111222932/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Cardinal-Zen-resigns-as-head-of-diocese-of-Hong-Kong-14993.html|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Shock as Vatican brings Cardinal John Tong out of retirement to be acting head of Hong Kong diocese after death of bishop – blocking Occupy supporter Joseph Ha Chi-shing|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2181079/shock-vatican-brings-cardinal-john-tong-out-retirement-serve|date=7 January 2019|first1=Shirley|last1=Zhao|first2=Kang-chung|last2=Ng|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507120728/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2181079/shock-vatican-brings-cardinal-john-tong-out-retirement-serve|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Auxiliary bishop from 1996 to 2008. Coadjutor bishop from 2008 to 2009. First bishop born in Hong Kong. Elevated to cardinal on 18 February 2012. Retired on 1 August 2017, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Apostolic administrator from 2019 to 2021 following the death of his successor, [[Michael Yeung]].||<ref name="Tong joins Zen"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Tong Hon Card. John|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_tong-hon_j.html|access-date=12 January 2019|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112025620/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_tong-hon_j.html|archive-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cardinal Zen resigns as head of diocese of Hong Kong|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Cardinal-Zen-resigns-as-head-of-diocese-of-Hong-Kong-14993.html|date=15 April 2009|access-date=12 January 2019|work=AsiaNews|publisher=Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111222932/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Cardinal-Zen-resigns-as-head-of-diocese-of-Hong-Kong-14993.html|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Shock as Vatican brings Cardinal John Tong out of retirement to be acting head of Hong Kong diocese after death of bishop – blocking Occupy supporter Joseph Ha Chi-shing|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2181079/shock-vatican-brings-cardinal-john-tong-out-retirement-serve|date=7 January 2019|first1=Shirley|last1=Zhao|first2=Kang-chung|last2=Ng|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507120728/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2181079/shock-vatican-brings-cardinal-john-tong-out-retirement-serve|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
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 |2017||2019
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Michael|Yeung}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Auxiliary bishop from 2014 to 2016.  Coadjutor bishop from 2016 to 2017.  Died on 3 January 2019.||<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Yeung named new Hong Kong Catholic leader as John Tong retires|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104856/leadership-change-works-catholic-churchs-hong|date=1 August 2017|first1=Danny|last1=Mok|first2=Tony|last2=Cheung|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507121110/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104856/leadership-change-works-catholic-churchs-hong|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong Catholics mourn their leader Michael Yeung Ming-cheung who died at age 73|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2180459/hong-kong-catholic-leader-michael-yeung-ming-cheung-73-stable|date=3 January 2019|first1=Tony|last1=Cheung|first2=Danny|last2=Mok|first3=Elizabeth|last3=Cheung|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507121430/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2180459/hong-kong-catholic-leader-michael-yeung-ming-cheung-73-stable|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Auxiliary bishop from 2014 to 2016. Coadjutor bishop from 2016 to 2017. Died on 3 January 2019.||<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Yeung named new Hong Kong Catholic leader as John Tong retires|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104856/leadership-change-works-catholic-churchs-hong|date=1 August 2017|first1=Danny|last1=Mok|first2=Tony|last2=Cheung|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507121110/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2104856/leadership-change-works-catholic-churchs-hong|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong Catholics mourn their leader Michael Yeung Ming-cheung who died at age 73|url=https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2180459/hong-kong-catholic-leader-michael-yeung-ming-cheung-73-stable|date=3 January 2019|first1=Tony|last1=Cheung|first2=Danny|last2=Mok|first3=Elizabeth|last3=Cheung|access-date=12 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507121430/https://www.scmp.com/print/news/hong-kong/society/article/2180459/hong-kong-catholic-leader-michael-yeung-ming-cheung-73-stable|archive-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
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 |2021||present
 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Stephen|Chow|dab=bishop}}, {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Society of Jesus|SJ]]}}
-|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 17 May 2021.||<ref>{{cite web|title=Resignations and Appointments|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2021/05/17/210517a.html|date=17 May 2021|access-date=18 May 2021|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican appoints Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3133807/vatican-appoints-stephen-chow-new-bishop-hong-kong|date=17 May 2021|first=Mimi|last=Lau|access-date=17 May 2021|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517185645/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3133807/vatican-appoints-stephen-chow-new-bishop-hong-kong|archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:left"|Appointed on 17 May 2021; consecrated on 4 December 2021.||<ref>{{cite web|title=Resignations and Appointments|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2021/05/17/210517a.html|date=17 May 2021|access-date=18 May 2021|work=Holy See Press Office|publisher=Holy See}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican appoints Stephen Chow as new bishop of Hong Kong|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3133807/vatican-appoints-stephen-chow-new-bishop-hong-kong|date=17 May 2021|first=Mimi|last=Lau|access-date=17 May 2021|newspaper=South China Morning Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517185645/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3133807/vatican-appoints-stephen-chow-new-bishop-hong-kong|archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
 |}
+== See also ==
+* [[Archbishop of Hong Kong#List of archbishops|List of Anglican archbishops of Hong Kong]]
+* [[Savio Hon]]
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v t e Ordinaries of the Diocese of Hong Kong
Apostolic Prefects of Hong Kong	Theodore Joset Antonio Feliciani Luigi Ambrosi Timoleon Raimondi
Apostolic Vicars of Hong Kong	Timoleon Raimondi Louis Piazzoli Dominic Pozzoni Enrico Valtorta
Bishops of Hong Kong	Enrico Valtorta Lorenzo Bianchi Francis Hsu Peter Lei John Baptist Wu Joseph Zen John Tong Hon Michael Yeung Stephen Chow
Auxiliary bishops, current	Joseph Ha
Auxiliary bishops, former	Stephen Lee
Bishops who served as priests in the Diocese	Savio Hon
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