Diocese of Hong Kong Island
| Diocese of Hong Kong Island 香港島教區 | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Territory |
Hong Kong Island Outlying islands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | St. Stephen's Church |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 9 |
| Churches | 16 |
| Schools | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Rite | Use of Salisbury |
| Established | 22 September 1998 |
| Cathedral | St. John's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Paul Kwong |
| Dean | Matthias Tze-wo Der |
| Emeritus Bishops | Peter Kwong |
| Website | |
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dhk | |
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] Its was constructed in the 1840s.[2] The incumbent Bishop of Hong Kong Island, also Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong, Paul Kwong, was enthroned and consecrated on 25 March 2006[3] and 15 January 2007[3] respectively. After retirement of then-Archbishop Peter Kwong in 2007,[4] he was elected on 3 February[5] and consecrated on 26 September[6] in the same year, replacing the outgoing Archbishop.
| Name | Years in office |
|---|---|
| Peter Kwong | 1998–2007 |
| Paul Kwong | 2007– |
St. Paul's Church
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Emmanuel Church
St. Matthew's Church
St. Stephen's Church
St. Mary's Church
Churches
The diocese oversees over 16 churches and chapels across Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands of Hong Kong.[7]
Parishes
- St. John's Cathedral, Central
- St. Stephen's Church, Sai Wan
- Holy Nativity Church, Shau Kei Wan
- St. Peter's Church, North Point
- St. Mary's Church, Causeway Bay
- St. James' Church, Wan Chai
- St. Paul's Church, Mid-Levels
- St. Matthew's Church, Sheung Wan
- St. Luke's Church, Kennedy Town
Missions
- St. Timothy's Church, Pok Fu Lam
- Grace Church, Stanley
- Church of the Incarnation, Discovery Bay
- Church of the Ascension, Tung Chung
- Discovery Bay Church
- St. Stephen's Chapel (located in St. Stephen's College), Stanley
- Emmanuel Church (located in George C. Tso Memorial Chapel of the defunct Béthanie Sanatorium), Pok Fu Lam
References
- ↑ "St John's Cathedral". www.discoverhongkong.com. Hong Kong Tourism Board. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ↑ "A Brief History of St John's Cathedral". www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- 1 2 "New Archbishop of Hong Kong elected". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui - History of the Province". www.hkskh.org. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ↑ "鄺保羅獲選為香港聖公會大主教". www.christianweekly.net. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ↑ "本地教會 第3320期". kkp.catholic.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ↑ "Parishes and Mission Churches". dhk.hkskh.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.