Western Kowloon Western New Territories (excluding the outlying islands)
Ecclesiastical province
Hong Kong
Headquarters
All Saints' Cathedral
Statistics
Parishes
10
Churches
12
Schools
37
Information
Denomination
Anglican
Rite
Use of Salisbury
Established
18 October 1998
Cathedral
All Saints' Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop
Andrew Chan Au-ming
Dean
Fan Chun-ho, Samson Jeremiah
Bishops emeritus
Thomas Soo Yee-po
Website
http://dwk.hkskh.org/
Diocese of Western Kowloon
Traditional Chinese
西九龍教區
Simplified Chinese
西九龙教区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xī Jiǔlóng Jiàoqū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
sai1 gau2 lung4 gaau3 keoi1
The Diocese of Western Kowloon is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. Its territory covers most of western Kowloon and the western New Territories (excluding the outlying islands of Hong Kong). All Saints' Church, then consecrated cathedral on 31 October 2010,[1] was established in 1891,[2] making it one of the oldest Anglican churches in Hong Kong.[3] Incumbent bishop, Andrew Chan, was elected on 26 June 2011[4] and consecrated on 25 March 2012[5] to replace the outgoing bishop, Thomas Soo.
Bishops
Name
Years in office
Thomas Soo Yee-po
1998–2012
Andrew Chan Au-ming
2012–
^"Anglican Diocese of Western Kowloon, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui". dwk.hkskh.org. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
^Heritage Fiesta 2014. Hong Kong: Commissioner for Heritage’s Office, Development Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 2014.
^AY. "教會元首，基督君王 -- 楊俊強先生". www.skhhtc.org.hk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-05-11.[permanent dead link]
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