St. Paul's College is an Anglican day school for boys in Hong Kong. It was established in 1851,the oldest continuously operated school in Hong Kong. The college first opened in 1851 with only one tutor and nine pupils. Today,it has more than 1,200 pupils in the secondary section and nearly 600 pupils in the primary section.
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples,shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions,most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island,and mother church to the Province of Hong Kong and Macao. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Hong Kong and the Bishop of Hong Kong Island.
The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (abbreviated SKH),also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal),is the Anglican church in Hong Kong and Macao. It is the 38th Province of the Anglican Communion. It is also one of the major denominations in Hong Kong and the first in the Anglican Communion to ordain a female priest.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the see city,the metropolitan area where the bishop resides.
Peter Kwong Kong-kit was the first Primate of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui,Archbishop of Hong Kong and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island following the establishment of the Anglican Communion's Province of Hong Kong after the Handover. He was the first Chinese bishop of the diocese of Hong Kong and Macao.
Paul Kwong CStJ is a retired Anglican bishop from Hong Kong,who served as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui,Bishop of Hong Kong Island,and Bishop of Macau from 2007 to 2021. Kwong is also the current chair of the Anglican Consultative Council,as the first sitting primate to lead an ACC meeting. Kwong is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) taking a pro-Beijing stance.
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Crown of Thorns' Church,located at 67 Texaco Road,is an Anglican church in Hong Kong. It forms a parish in the Diocese of Western Kowloon under Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The vicar of the parish is Jonathan Chee,who is also the current General Secretary of the Diocese of Western Kowloon.
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. All Saints' Church,then consecrated cathedral on 31 October 2010,was established in 1891,making it one of the oldest Anglican churches in Hong Kong. Incumbent bishop,Andrew Chan,was elected on 26 June 2011 and consecrated on 25 March 2012 to replace the outgoing bishop,Thomas Soo.
Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui,known in English as the Holy Catholic Church in China or Anglican-Episcopal Province of China,was the Anglican Church in China from 1912 until about 1958,when it ceased operations.
The Diocese of Eastern Kowloon is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. Its territory covers most part of eastern Kowloon and eastern New Territories. Holy Trinity Cathedral,cathedral of the diocese,was established in 1890,making it one of the oldest Anglican churches in Hong Kong. Incumbent bishop,Timothy Kwok,was elected on 30 March 2014 and enthroned on 23 November 2014,replacing the outgoing bishop,Louis Tsui.
The Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao was an extra-provincial diocese in the Anglican Communion serving Hong Kong and Macau. It existed from 1951 until 1998,when it was reorganized as an autonomous Anglican church,the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
Andrew Chan Au-ming is the Archbishop of Hong Kong and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui since January 2021 and the Bishop of its Western Kowloon diocese since March 2012. He was ordained as deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992. He was priest-in-charge of Holy Spirit Church,vicar of St. Luke's Church and the first Chinese dean of St. John's Cathedral.
Matthias Clement Tze-Wo Der is an Anglican bishop from Hong Kong. He has served as Bishop of Hong Kong Island since January 2021. Prior to his episcopacy,he served as the dean of St John's Cathedral,Hong Kong from July 2012 to December 2020.
Timothy Kwok Chi-Pei is a Hong Kong-born Anglican bishop who is serving as Bishop of Eastern Kowloon since November 2014.
