Thomas Soo

The Right Reverend Soo Yee-po Thomas
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon

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
Birth name	Soo Yee-Po
Born	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]

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 [Thomas Soo hope of associating with the religious harmony in China, a harmonious world]. 基督新報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2010.

Anglican Communion titles
New diocese	Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Western Kowloon 1998 – 2011	Succeeded by Andrew Chan

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui / Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal)
Province	General Synod Archbishop of Hong Kong Bishop's House Calendar of saints Book of Common Prayer The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two List of churches (Hong Kong and Macau)
Dioceses	Diocese of Western Kowloon (Bishop: Andrew Chan) Diocese of Eastern Kowloon (Bishop: Timothy Kwok) Diocese of Hong Kong Island (Bishop: Paul Kwong)
Missionary Area	Missionary Area of Macau (Bishop: Paul Kwong)
Diocese of Hong Kong Island	Holy Nativity Church St. Peter's Church, North Point St. Mary's Church St. James' Church St. John's Cathedral St. Paul's Church St. Matthew's Church St. Stephen's Church St. Luke's Church St. Timothy's Church Grace Church Church of the Incarnation Church of the Ascension Discovery Bay Church St. Stephen's Chapel Emmanuel Church
Diocese of Eastern Kowloon	Holy Trinity Cathedral Christ Church Holy Carpenter Church Church of the Good Shepherd St. Mark's Church Calvary Church St. Barnabas' Church Kindly Light Church Holy Spirit Church Church of St. John the Baptist Church of the Holy Word Church of Our Saviour St. Titus' Church Holy Wisdom Church Resurrection Church Shatin Anglican Church The Church of The Magnificat Kei Lok Church Church of the Transfiguration St. Augustine's Chapel
Diocese of Western Kowloon	All Saints' Cathedral St. Andrew's Church St. Thomas' Church Kei Oi Church St. Matthias' Church St. Peter's Church, Castle Peak Crown of Thorns Church St. Joseph's Church St. Philip's Church The Church of the Epiphany The Church of Shalom Church of the Divine Love
Missionary Area of Macau	St. Mark's Church Morrison Chapel St. Paul's Church Holy Cross Church St. Stephen's Church

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Thomas Soo

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