John Tong Hon
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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.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Tong. The baptismal name is John.
Quick Facts His Eminence, Church ...
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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 |
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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 |
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Born | (1939-07-31) 31 July 1939 (age 84) |
Nationality | BDTC (until 1997), Chinese |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Hong Kong |
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Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong Pontifical Urbaniana University |
Motto | Dominus Pastor Meus 主為我牧 (English: The Lord is my Shepherd) |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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Traditional Chinese | 湯漢[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汤汉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Tòng Hon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Tong1 Hon3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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