John Tong Hon
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His Eminence John Tong Hon |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou (nominal) |
| Province | Guangzhou (nominal) |
| Metropolis | Guangzhou (nominal) |
| Diocese | Hong Kong |
| Appointed | 30 January 2008 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 15 April 2009 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Zen SDB |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum Member of Council for the Economy |
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| Ordination | 6 January 1966 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | 9 December 1996 by John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung |
| Created Cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
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| Born |
31 July 1939 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
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| Alma mater |
Chinese University of Hong Kong Pontifical Urbaniana University |
| Motto | Dominus Pastor Meus (主為我牧) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 湯漢 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tàng Hàn |
| Wade–Giles | T'ang4 Han4 |
| Yale Romanization | Tàng Hàn |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Tong44 Hon52 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Tong Hon |
| IPA | [tɔ̄ːŋ hɔ̄ːn] |
| Jyutping | Tong1 Hon3 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
John Tong Hon (born 31 July 1939) is a Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church and Bishop of Hong Kong. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, Tong Hon is the cardinal priest of the church of Regina Apostolorum in Rome.
In his youth, Tong Hon spent ten years living in Hua County, Guangdong, before returning to Hong Kong. His father died in China in 1952, at the young age of 42.
He earned a master's degree in philosophy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong before earning both licentiate and a doctorate in dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University. He was ordained a priest on 9 December 1966.
On 13 September 1996, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong. He was named to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in 2003, after 24 years of service with their Holy Spirit Study Centre in Hong Kong. In March 2005, he travelled to Guangzhou on official business as a representative of the pope, along with other Hong Kong religious leaders; they were received at a banquet luncheon by Zhu Zhenzhong, chairman of the city's political consultative committee.
On 30 January 2008, Pope Benedict XVI raised him to coadjutor bishop from his former position as the auxiliary bishop of the Hong Kong Diocese. He had been named by the Church as being in line for Zen's job as early as 2006; however, he stated he felt little excitement at the prospect of taking up the post. He assumed the post of Bishop of Hong Kong on 15 April 2009 with the retirement of Joseph Zen.
In 2010 as part of his Christmas message, Tong Hon called on the Chinese government to free Liu Xiaobo, activist Zhao Lianhai and all those who are in jail for promoting human rights. He also urged Beijing to release all the clergy from the underground church who are behind bars for demanding greater religious freedom in China. In his message, he expressed four dreams or aspirations he has for the future of his diocese, namely evangelisation, vocations, the Universal Church and acting as a bridge with mainland.
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