Thomas Soo
Thomas Soo Yee-Po | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon | |
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| Province | Hong Kong Anglican Church |
| Diocese | Western Kowloon |
| Installed | 18 October 1998 |
| Term ended | 31 December 2011 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Chan |
| Other post(s) | area bishop for Kowloon West (1995–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 Hong Kong |
Thomas Soo Yee-Po JP (Chinese: 蘇以葆 born 2 March 1941)[1] was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon in the Hong Kong Anglican Church and was succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong);[1] and served as an area bishop for Kowloon West & New Territories West (in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao) in anticipation of the diocese's split,[2] at which point he became a diocesan bishop. 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.[3]
In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.[4]
Soo is now the Honorary Chaplain in All Saints' Cathedral, Diocese of Western Kowloon.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Bishops, 1998–2021" (PDF). Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Provincial progress". Church Times. No. 6921. 6 October 1995. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "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.