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Diocese of Hong Kong Island

Diocese of Hong Kong Island

Diocese of Sheng Kung Hui

Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.

The Diocese of Hong Kong Island is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, a province of the Anglican Communion. Its territory covers Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands. The cathedral of the diocese, St. John's Cathedral, is the oldest surviving Western ecclesiastical building in Hong Kong.[1] It was constructed in the 1840s.[2]

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The incumbent Bishop of Hong Kong Island, Matthias Der, was consecrated as bishop on 3 October 2020 and enthroned on 2 January 2021.[3] Der succeeded Paul Kwong as bishop of the diocese, who served concurrently as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong.[4]

Churches

The diocese oversees over 16 churches and chapels across Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands of Hong Kong.[5]

Parishes

Missions

Bishops

  1. Peter Kwong Kong-kit (1998–2007)
  2. Paul Kwong (2007–2021)
  3. Matthias Clement Tze-wo Der (2021–present)
  • St. Paul's Church
  • St. John's Cathedral
  • Emmanuel Church
  • St. Matthew's Church
  • St. Stephen's Church
  • St Mary's Church Causeway Bay
  • St. Mary's Church

References

  1. [1]
    "St John's Cathedral". www.discoverhongkong.com. Hong Kong Tourism Board. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. [2]
    "A Brief History of St John's Cathedral". www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. [3]
    "New Bishop Coadjutor of Hong Kong Island Consecrated". October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "New Archbishop of Hong Kong elected". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  5. [5]
    "Parishes and Mission Churches". dhk.hkskh.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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