The Right Reverend Soo Yee-po Thomas |
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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 |
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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.
In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.