Diocese of Hong Kong Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis 香港教區 |
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Cathedral of Hong Kong
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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%) |
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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 |
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Traditional Chinese | 天主教香港教區 | ||||||||||||||
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Latin | Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Tiānzhǔjiào Xiānggǎng jiàoqū |
Yale Romanization | Tyānzhǔjyào Syānggǎng jyàochyū |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Tínjyǔgáau Heūnggóng Gāauàu |
Jyutping | tin1 zyu2 gaau1 hoeng1 gong2 sing3 gaau1 au1 |
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.