In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Tong.The baptismal name is John.
His Eminence
John Tong Hon
Cardinal Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong
Church
Catholic Church
Province
Canton (nominal) Directly subject to the Holy See (in practice)
See
Hong Kong
Appointed
30 January 2008 (as coadjutor bishop)
Installed
15 April 2009
Term ended
1 August 2017
Predecessor
Joseph Zen, S.D.B.
Successor
Michael Yeung
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola (2012–present)
Member of Council for the Economy (2014–present)
Orders
Ordination
6 January 1966 by Pope Paul VI
Consecration
9 December 1996 by John Baptist Wu
Created cardinal
18 February 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
(1939-07-31) 31 July 1939 (age 84)
Central, British Hong Kong
Nationality
BDTC (until 1997), Chinese
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Residence
Hong Kong
Previous post(s)
Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong (1992–2008)
Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2008)
Titular Bishop of Bossa (1996–2008)
Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (2008–2009)
Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong (2019–2021)
Alma mater
Chinese University of Hong Kong Pontifical Urbaniana University
Motto
Dominus Pastor Meus 主為我牧 (English: The Lord is my Shepherd)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of John Tong Hon
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by
Pope Paul VI
Date
6 January 1966
Place
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong)
Co-consecrators
Peter Shirayanagi (Tokyo) Charles Asa Schleck (Adj. Sec. Sacr. Cong. Prop. Fide)
Date
9 December 1996
Place
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong
Cardinalate
Elevated by
Pope Benedict XVI
Date
18 February 2012
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Tong Hon as principal consecrator
Michael Yeung
30 August 2014
Stephen Lee
30 August 2014
Joseph Ha
30 August 2014
Stephen Chow
4 December 2021
Source(s):[1][2][3]
Styles of John Tong Hon
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
John Tong Hon
Traditional Chinese
湯漢[4]
Simplified Chinese
汤汉
Cantonese Yale
Tòng Hon
Jyutping
Tong1 Hon3
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tàng Hàn
Wade–Giles
T'ang4 Han4
Yale Romanization
Tàng Hàn
Hakka
Romanization
Tong44 Hon52
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tòng Hon
Jyutping
Tong1 Hon3
IPA
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John Tong Hon (born 31 July 1939) is a prelate of the Catholic Church from Hong Kong. A cardinal since 2012, he was auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2008, then coadjutor bishop of the diocese for a year, and Bishop of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2017. In January 2019, he became the apostolic administrator of the diocese, in a caretaker role, after the death of his successor, Michael Yeung.
^"Hong Kong: Three new auxiliary bishops ordained". O Clarim. Macau. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^"New cardinals created by Benedict XVI". L'Osservatore Romano. Vatican City. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^Mares, Courtney (4 December 2021). "Hong Kong bishop consecrated in Cathedral of Immaculate Conception". EWTN. Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^Chang, Chih-ming (30 January 2008). 教宗委任湯漢主教為香港教區助理主教. Radio Taiwan International News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
JohnTongHon (born 31 July 1939) is a prelate of the Catholic Church from Hong Kong. A cardinal since 2012, he was auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong from...
heads of its antecedent jurisdictions. Four bishops – John Baptist Wu, Joseph Zen, JohnTongHon, and Chow – were elevated to the College of Cardinals...
15 April 2009, Pope Benedict accepted Cardinal Zen's resignation and JohnTongHon became the bishop of the diocese. From 22 October 2011 for three days...
XVI appointed coadjutor Bishop JohnTongHon as the 7th bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong after Zen's resignation. Tong was named a member of the College...
coadjutor bishop of the diocese on 13 November 2016, and succeeded Cardinal JohnTongHon as the Bishop of Hong Kong on 1 August 2017. On 27 June 2018, AsiaNews...
from December 1992 until January 2019. He was chosen together with JohnTongHon, and served with him until the latter's appointment as coadjutor bishop...
who was appointed by Pope Francis in 2021. He took over from Cardinal JohnTongHon, who served as Apostolic Administrator following the death of Michael...
cuckold; for some years as an auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong, Bishop JohnTongHon used a violet galero with violet tassels (which is actually the galero...
from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017. "TongHon Card. John". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September...
(Archbishop of Jakarta, and Military Ordinariate of Indonesia) Cardinal JohnTongHon (Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong) Cardinal William Goh (Archbishop of Singapore)...
Social Services, respectively. They were succeeded by Dominic Chan and JohnTong. Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong "Our Lady of the Rosary College – 20th...
Bun-sang. They were consecrated bishops on 30 August 2014, with Cardinal JohnTongHon, Bishop of Hong Kong, as their principal consecrator. With Lee's appointment...
John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung (Chinese: 胡振中; Cantonese Yale: Wu Cheng-chung; 26 March 1925 – 23 September 2002) was the fifth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong...
Ming-cheung, the Bishop of Hong Kong, died on 3 January 2019. Cardinal JohnTongHon, Bishop Emeritus, was appointed as apostolic administrator. There is...
if a cardinal. A cross behind the shield denotes a bishop. However, JohnTongHon, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, broke this exception before he was...
fear of causing discomfort to tourists and athletes. Hong Kong Bishop JohnTongHon said of his acceptance to participate in the opening ceremony that "while...
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state-approved Catholic and Protestant associations, as well as by Cardinal JohnTongHon of Hong Kong, who appealed to Communist Party chiefs in August to "return...
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cardinal electors to 120, the maximum set by statute since 1973 and which John Paul II had at times exceeded. The appointments brought the total number...
Central University in Nanking between 1944 and 1947. He studied at St. John's University, Shanghai in 1936. He was awarded Master of Arts from Merton...
Enrico Valtorta Lorenzo Bianchi Francis Hsu Peter Lei John Baptist Wu Joseph Zen JohnTongHon Michael Yeung Stephen Chow Auxiliary bishops, current Joseph...
Enrico Valtorta Lorenzo Bianchi Francis Hsu Peter Lei John Baptist Wu Joseph Zen JohnTongHon Michael Yeung Stephen Chow Auxiliary bishops, current Joseph...
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