Thomas Soo
Soo Yee-po Thomas | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon | |
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| Province | Hong Kong Anglican Church |
| Diocese | Western Kowloon |
| Installed | 18 October 1998 |
| Term ended | 31 December 2011 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Chan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Soo Yee-Po 1941 Hong Kong |
Thomas Soo Yee-po, JP (Chinese: 蘇以葆) was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon in the Hong Kong Anglican Church and is succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council until 2010.
In 2007, he led a nine-person delegation from Hong Kong to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to discuss unity between churches.[1]
In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Hong Kong Christian delegation to visit Patriarch Bartholomew". asianews.it. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ 于嘉豪 (September 23, 2009). 蘇以葆致辭：盼與各宗教共締和諧中國、和諧世界. 基督新報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2010.
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