Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

Diocese of Hong Kong Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis 香港教區
Cathedral of Hong Kong
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Guangzhou
Statistics
Area	1,104 km2 (426 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 7,071,600 547,000 (7.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Cardinal Tong Hon
Coadjutor	Michael Yeung Ming-cheung
Auxiliary Bishops	Joseph Ha Chi-shing
Vicar General	Dominic Chan Chi-ming
Emeritus Bishops	Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun

The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (CDHK, Chinese: 天主教香港教區, Latin: Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis) is a Latin Rite ordinary diocese of the Catholic Church headed by Bishop John Cardinal Tong Hon. Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung is the Coadjutor Bishop, with right to succession upon the retirement of Cardinal Tong Hon. Though the bishop is subject to the Roman Pontiff, he is not the vicar of the latter: he governs it in his own name. The diocese takes its name from the see city, the community where the bishop resides. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong is a de jure suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou. However, in practice it is an immediate subject of the Holy See. For more information, see Roman Catholicism in Hong Kong.

There were about 374,000 Hongkonger Catholics in August 2013, and 147,000 Filipino Catholics in Hong Kong. They are served by 301 priests, 27 Deacons, 69 brothers and 491 sisters. There are 51 parishes, comprising 41 churches, 32 chapels and 25 halls for religious service. In education, there are 317 Catholic schools and kindergartens which have about 202,000 pupils.