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Peter Choy

The Very Reverend Peter Choy Wai-man
Roman Catholic priest Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Hong Kong
Appointed	15 October 2017
Term ended	3 January 2019
Predecessor	Michael Yeung
Orders
Ordination	28 June 1986 by John Baptist Wu
Consecration	TBA by TBA
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 64–65) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Hong Kong
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong (2017–2019)
Alma mater	Holy Spirit Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University
Ordination history
History Diaconal ordination Date 28 September 1985 Place St. Jude's Church, North Point, British Hong Kong Priestly ordination Ordained by John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong) Date 28 June 1986 Place Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator TBA Co-consecrators TBA Date TBA Place Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong
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Styles of Peter Choy Wai-man
Reference style	The Very Reverend
Informal style	Father

Peter Choy Wai-man (Chinese: 蔡惠民, born 1959) is a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese of Hong Kong and served as one of its four vicars general from 2017 until 2019. After studying for the priesthood at the Holy Spirit Seminary, he was ordained a priest in 1986. He has reportedly been appointed as the next Bishop of Hong Kong. However, the announcement of his appointment has been delayed given the political strife in Hong Kong at the time, coupled with the perception within the local Catholic community that Choy is too close to both the local and mainland Chinese governments.

Early life

Choy was born in British Hong Kong on [day and month unknown], 1959. He attended seminary at the Holy Spirit Seminary in Hong Kong, starting in 1979. On 28 September 1985, he was ordained to the diaconate at St. Jude's Church in North Point. Exactly nine months later, on 28 June 1986, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. He offered his first Mass at St. Jude's Church on the very next day (the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul). Subsequently, he undertook postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, obtaining a Doctorate of Theology from that institution.

Presbyteral ministry

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Peter Choy shortly after his ordination to the priesthood in 1986

According to a report from AsiaNews, Choy has been described as "well-versed from a theological point of view" and "much loved by Catholics for his pastoral style". He has served as president of Holy Spirit Seminary (his alma mater), where he was also a lecturer specialising in the "theological and spiritual formation of the laity and lay ministries". He was also a professor and member of the executive committee at the Centre for Catholic Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as president of the Yuan Dao Study Society (promoting Catholic research) and board member of the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies.

Choy was one of nine Catholic priests barred from entering mainland China during the second half of 2011. Even though he had a valid travel visa, this was promptly cancelled by Chinese immigration authorities upon his arrival without any reason being given. This was seen as retaliation by the Chinese government for the excommunication of two Chinese bishops who were ordained without the approval of the Holy See in June and July of 2011.

Choy was in charge of the Diocese's heritage revitalisation intiative called "Following Thy Way", which sought to restore 11 derelict churches and chapels on Sai Kung Peninsula, and create a heritage trail for pilgrimages. The aim of the project is to "restore the history of Catholic Church in Hong Kong", with Choy expressing his hope that local Catholics would be able to "awaken [their] missionary spirit" by taking part in this initiative. He estimated that each place of worship would cost approximately HK$15 million to renovate, with funding from the Development Bureau's Financial Assistance for Maintenance Scheme fixed at a maximum of HK$2 million per application.

Bishop Michael Yeung appointed Choy as one of the diocese's four vicars general (VG), effective 15 October 2017. He joined Dominic Chan (VG since 1992), Joseph Ha (VG since 2014), and fellow new appointee Benedict Lam. The office of vicar general became vacant upon Yeung's death on 3 January 2019. Choy was mentioned as one of the candidates to succeed Yeung as bishop, along with Ha and Stephen Lee of Macau.

In May 2019, Choy travelled with John Tong Hon to Split, Croatia, to visit Ante Jozić – who was seriously injured in a car crash a month earlier – in hospital. Jozić was head of the Holy See Study Mission in Hong Kong from 2010–2019 and acted as the Vatican's de facto representative to mainland China. The local ordinary of the archdiocese hosted Choy and Tong for lunch, together with Pietro Parolin – the Cardinal Secretary of State who was also in town to visit Jozić – and other officials from the Holy See.

At the start of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in June 2019, Choy accompanied Bishop Ha to a peaceful demonstration taking place outside of the Legislative Council Complex. Both prelates were pictured sitting on the floor with the protesters. In November of that same year, Choy highlighted the principles that churches in the Diocese should adhere to in relation to their use and function. This issue arose after police officers controversially entered the compound of Holy Cross Church in Shau Kei Wan to arrest protesters. He stated that in emergency situations, churches can be opened to people seeking sanctuary and needing first aid or medical treatment, citing humanitarian grounds and "out of the virtue of love".

Episcopal ministry

Appointment as bishop

In mid-January 2020, one year after Yeung's death and Tong's appointment as apostolic administrator of the Diocese, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported that Choy had been selected as the new Bishop of Hong Kong, and that the decision was given "final approval" by the Holy See. The announcement of his appointment, however, was delayed over fears that the appointment would be negatively received by the Catholic clergy and laity in Hong Kong, many of whom support or are actively involved in the pro-democracy protests that were ongoing at the time. Choy is perceived as too close to the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese governments – due to his "good working relationship" with government officials – and distant from the city's pro-democracy movement. According to one local priest who spoke to CNA, Choy was "the inside candidate from the beginning" and even the preferred successor of Yeung, who also had a reputation of being close to the government while he was bishop. Yeung reportedly intended to request the Vatican to appoint Choy as a second auxiliary bishop of the Diocese to serve alongside Ha, but died before such a request could be made.

Choy's suitability for the role was been privately called into question by members of the clergy in the Hong Kong diocese. One priest close to the diocesan chancery told CNA that many Catholics were worried that Choy would be incapable of defending the local church. Another cleric was more blunt in his critical assessment of Choy, labeling him as a "pro-Beijing hawk" and a "sworn enemy of [Cardinal] Zen". He asserted that this appointment was "further proof of how the Holy See is selling the faithful down the Yangtze, or in this case Pearl River". When asked about the impending appointment, Joseph Zen stated his fear that it would sow further division among Chinese Catholics, especially young Catholics in the city who are "very strongly against this nomination" and who hope that the Holy See would re-evaluate its decision to appoint Choy. Zen also noted how there was "broad support" among the Catholic populace in Hong Kong for Bishop Ha, whose active engagement in the demonstrations reportedly led to the Vatican reversing its decision to appoint him as the next Bishop of Hong Kong.

References

• [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic priests]] <!-- [[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops]] --> [[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic priests]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Pontifical Gregorian University alumni]] <!-- [[Category:Chinese Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:Hong Kong Roman Catholic bishops]] -->

List of bishops of Macau

Bishop of Macau
Bishopric
catholic
Incumbent: Stephen Lee
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Directly subject to the Holy See
Information
First holder	Diego Núñez de Figueroa (de jure) Leonardo Fernandes de Sá (de facto)
Formation	1576
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady
Website
https://www.catholic.org.mo/en/

The Bishop of Macau is the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. … The current bishop is Stephen Lee.

[History of the Diocese paragraph]

Twenty-six men have been Bishop of Macau. Of these, eight were members of institutes of consecrated life. No bishops have been elevated to the College of Cardinals, although one (José da Costa Nunes) was elevated after his tenure in Macau. Domingos Lam, the twenty-fourth ordinary of the diocese, was the first ethnically Chinese bishop of Macau. His immediate successor, José Lai, whose episcopacy spanned from 2003 to 2016, was the first bishop born in Macau. João de Casal had the longest tenure as Bishop of Macau, serving for 45 years from 1690 to 1735, while Manuel de São Galdino held the position for twenty months (1802–04), marking the shortest episcopacy.

List of ordinaries

Key

ℓ	Denotes bishop-elect who did not receive episcopal consecration before the end of his tenure
CM	Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians)
OCist	Cistercians
OFM	Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Order)
OP	Dominican Order
OSA	Order of Saint Augustine
SJ	Society of Jesus

Bartolomeu Manuel Mendes dos Reis (1753–1773)

Alexandre da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães's resignation as bishop was accepted nine years after he returned to Portugal.

João Maria Pereira de Amaral e Pimentel was unable to be installed as bishop because of objections from the Portuguese government.

José da Costa Nunes became cardinal in 1962, twenty-two years after his tenure as bishop of Macau concluded.

José Lai was the first native-born bishop of Macau.

Bishops of Macau

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1576	1578	Diego Núñez de Figueroaℓ	Appointed on 26 January 1576. Declined his appointment and did not receive episcopal consecration. Resigned on 27 October 1578 having never visited the Diocese. Died on 28 June 1613.
1578	1597	Leonardo Fernandes de Sá, OCist	Appointed on 22 January 1578. Arrived in Macau in 1581. Died on 15 September 1597.
1604	1626	João Pinto da Piedade, OP	Appointed on 30 August 1604. Resigned on 27 August 1626. Died on 28 June 1628.
1690	1735	João de Casal	Appointed on 10 April 1690. Arrived in Macau on 16 July 1692. Died on 20 September 1735.
1735	1740	Eugénio Trigueiros, OSA	Coadjutor bishop from 1725 to 1735. Returned to Macau on 28 August 1738. Resigned in 1740 after being appointed Archbishop of Goa and Daman. Died on 19 April 1741.
1740	1753	Hilário de Santa Rosa, OFM	Appointed on 19 December 1740. Resigned on 13 January 1753. Died on 30 March 1764.
1753	1773	Bartolomeu Manuel Mendes dos Reis	Appointed on 29 January 1753. Resigned in 1773 after being appointed Bishop of Mariana. Died on 7 March 1799.
1773	1789	Alexandre da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães	Appointed on 8 March 1773. Returned to Portugal in 1780. Resigned on 1 April 1789. Died on 17 February 1799.
1789	1802	Marcelino José da Silva	Appointed on 14 December 1789. Arrived in Macau on 10 September 1791. Resigned on 16 September 1802. Died on 11 June 1830.
1802	1804	Manuel de São Galdino, OFM	Appointed on 20 December 1802. Resigned in 1804 after being appointed Archbishop of Goa and Daman. Died on 1 February 1839.
1804	1828	Francisco Chacim, OFM	Appointed on 20 August 1804. Died on 31 January 1828.
1843	1845	Nicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, CMℓ	Appointed on 19 June 1843. Died on 28 March 1845 without having received episcopal consecration.
1845	1862	Jerónimo José da Mata, CM	Coadjutor bishop from 1843 to 1845. Resigned on 25 September 1862. Died on 5 May 1865.
1866	1871	João Maria Pereira de Amaral e Pimentel	Appointed on 8 January 1866. Unable to take canonical possession of the Diocese due to a disagreement between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Holy See. Resigned in 1871 after being appointed Bishop of Angra. Died on 27 January 1889.
1874	1883	Manuel Bernardo de Souza Ennes	Appointed on 15 June 1874. Arrived in Macau in January 1877. Resigned in 1883 after being appointed Bishop of Bragança e Miranda. Died on 8 September 1887.
1884	1897	António Joaquim de Medeiros	Appointed on 13 November 1884. Died on 7 January 1897.
1897	1902	José Manuel de Carvalho	Appointed on 19 April 1897. Resigned in 1902 after being appointed Bishop of Angra. Died on 24 April 1904.
1902	1918	João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro	Appointed on 9 June 1902. Arrived in Macau in June 1903. Died on 17 February 1918.
1920	1940	José da Costa Nunes	Appointed on 16 December 1920. Resigned in 1940 after being appointed Archbishop of Goa and Daman. Elevated to cardinal on 19 March 1962. Died on 29 November 1976.
1942	1953	João de Deus Ramalho, SJ	Appointed on 24 September 1942. Resigned on 9 December 1953. Died on 25 February 1958.
1954	1960	Policarpo da Costa Vaz	Appointed on 29 January 1954. Resigned in 1960 after being appointed Bishop of Guarda. Died on 4 January 1984.
1961	1973	Paulo Tavares	Appointed on 19 August 1961. Died on 12 June 1973.
1976	1988	Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa	Appointed on 20 January 1976. Resigned on 6 October 1988. Died on 12 September 2016.
1988	2003	Domingos Lam	Coadjutor bishop from 1987 to 1988. First Chinese bishop of the diocese. Retired on 30 June 2003, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on 27 July 2009.
2003	2016	José Lai	Coadjutor bishop from 2001 to 2003. First bishop born in Macau. Resigned on 16 January 2016.
2016	present	Stephen Lee	Appointed on 16 January 2016.

References

General

• "歷任教區主教 (Past Bishops)". Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2020. (in Chinese) (This list details past bishops up to Domingos Lam.)
• "Bishops of Macau (1576–1735) (Carneiro to Casal)". Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
• "Bishops of Macau (1735–1883) (Trigueiros to Sousa)". Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
• "Bishops of Macau (1884–2016) (Medeiros to Lai)". Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2020. (This list incorrectly states the year of resignation of José Lai (2015). He resigned in 2016.)

Specific

Bibliography

• Chapeau, André; Bransom, Charles N. (1987). "Franciscan Bishops". Franciscan Studies. 47. St. Bonaventure University – Franciscan Institute Publications: 287–372. Retrieved 7 September 2023. (registration required)

• [[Category:Macau Roman Catholic bishops|*]] [[Category:Catholic Church in Macau]] [[Category:Lists of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops in Asia|Macau]] [[Category:Macau-related lists]]

David Monroe

His Excellency, The Most Reverend David John James Monroe
Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Vancouver
See	Kamloops
Appointed	January 5, 2002
Installed	March 18, 2002
Term ended	June 1, 2016
Predecessor	Lawrence Sabatini
Successor	Joseph Phuong Nguyen
Orders
Ordination	May 20, 1967 by James Carney
Consecration	March 12, 2002 by Adam Exner
Personal details
Born	(1941-04-14) April 14, 1941 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vancouver (1995–2002)
Alma mater	Seminary of Christ the King
Motto	"Come and See" (Latin: Venite et Videte)
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by James Carney (Vancouver aux.) Date May 20, 1967 Place St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Adam Exner (Vancouver) Co-consecrators Peter Joseph Mallon (Regina) Raymond Roussin (Victoria in Ins. Vanc.) Date March 12, 2002 Place Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Styles of David Monroe
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

David John James Monroe (born April 14, 1941) is a Canadian retired bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, having served as its Ordinary from 2002 until 2016. Monroe was born and raised in Vancouver, before studying for the priesthood at the Seminary of Christ the King in Mission. He was ordained a priest in 1967 and served in the Archdiocese of Vancouver as an assistant pastor and parish priest for three and a half decades. He became vicar general of the Archdiocese, and was later consecrated bishop as a bishop in March 2002. Monroe has been noted for conducting Mass in sign language when he was a parish priest.

Early life

Monroe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on April 14, 1941. He is the second of six children of Gladys Mary (Parker) and Lewis Monroe. He is of Scottish descent, later serving as the chaplain of the Clan Munro Association of Canada. Although he was born within the parish of St. John the Apostle, Monroe was baptized at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish. He completed his primary education at St. Augustine's and St. Anthony's elementary schools, before going to St. Patrick Regional Secondary School in eighth and ninth grade. It was on the playground there during a softball game in the mid-1950s that Monroe felt a calling to the priesthood. He consequently enrolled in minor seminary in grade ten. Starting in 1959, he attended major seminary at the Seminary of Christ the King in Mission, studying philosophy and theology there. On May 20, 1967, Monroe was ordained to the Catholic priesthood at St. Anthony's Church by James Carney, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vancouver at the time.

Presbyteral ministry

Monroe's first pastoral assignment was as assistant parish priest at Holy Rosary Cathedral, which he began three weeks after his ordination. He became the acting chancellor in September of that same year, after being transferred to St. Theresa's Parish in Burnaby. In August 1969, he assumed the duties of parish administrator of St. Stephen's Parish in North Vancouver and continued in that role until July the following year, during which time he became administrator of St. Pius X Parish as well. He was also a chaplain residing on-site at St. Paul's Hospital for five years. During his stint there, he had day-to-day encounters with individuals suffering from mental health issues and addiction. He recalled decades later how he "saw them struggle and saw them succeed".

Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver, where Monroe was rector from 1982 to 1995.

Monroe subsequently served as pastor of St. Edmund's Parish (also in North Vancouver) from 1978 until 1982, then as rector of Holy Rosary Cathedral. In the latter role, he oversaw the renovation of the cathedral in the run up to the papal visit of Pope John Paul II in 1984, with the Vancouver Sun crediting Monroe's "artistic bent" for ameliorating the previous "drab interior". He was also responsible for organizing the liturgy for the visit. He recounted his conversation with the Pope when the latter gazed out the windows at the North Shore Mountains before leaving Vancouver; Monroe asked, "Would you like to go there, Holy Father?" After he replied in the affirmative, Monroe reminded him that "popes can't do that".

Monroe was made a Prelate of Honour of His Holiness on September 14, 1990, in recognition of his service and dedication to the local church. James Carney, the Archbishop of Vancouver, indicated in his request to the Holy Father that "[t]he diversity and importance of the posts in which Fr. Monroe serves reflect the spirit of cooperation with which he has undertaken any and all tasks assigned to him". In July 1995, he succeeded John Stewart as vicar general of the Archdiocese, after the latter died the month before. He also became parish priest of St. John the Apostle Parish that same year, his final pastoral assignment before becoming bishop in 2002.

Up until his appointment as bishop, Monroe concurrently held several posts in the archdiocesan chancery, such as chairman of the Building and Liturgical commissions, and editor of The B.C. Catholic (the Archdiocesan newspaper). He also served as chaplain to many communities. The most notable of these was as chaplain to the deaf, a ministry he started doing work for in 1968. He said Mass regularly in sign language while he was a parish priest. This enabled deaf parishioners to take part alongside those who can hear, ensuring that the former group was "not made to feel excluded".

Episcopal ministry

The insignia of Monroe's episcopal office (clockwise from right): crosier (inverted), pectoral cross, and episcopal ring. The lid of the jade box depicts the shield of Monroe's coat of arms.

Monroe was appointed as the fifth Bishop of Kamloops, on January 5, 2002. The see had been vacant since September 1999, when Lawrence Sabatini resigned as bishop. Monroe was succeeded as both pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish and vicar general of the Archdiocese by Richard Gagnon. He was consecrated bishop on March 12, 2002, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Downtown Vancouver, with Adam Exner, the Archbishop of Vancouver, serving as the principal consecrator. He was installed in Kamloops six days later on March 18.

Shortly after his installation, Monroe undertook a canonical visitation of all 21 parishes and 50 missions in the Diocese, which covers an area of almost 120,000 square kilometres (46,300 sq mi). This entailed going on a road trip lasting over several months. He acted as co-consecrator at the episcopal ordination of Gary Gordon, held in Whitehorse, Yukon, on March 22, 2006. Monroe made an ad limina visit to the Holy See on October 5 of that year, together with four other bishops from the Assembly of Western Catholic Bishops. As a member of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, he was part of the Commission for Catechesis of the English Sector, as well as co-chair of the Roman Catholic–United Church Dialogue.

"It should be a very natural thing for us to forgive."

— Bishop David Monroe, reflecting on the attack one year later (November 2011)

Monroe was seriously injured on October 22, 2010, when a man attacked him at the rectory of Sacred Heart Cathedral. The individual – who had not previously encountered Monroe – had a history of mental health issues and had escaped from the Royal Inland Hospital immediately before the attack. Monroe was hospitalized for 55 days, before being discharged in mid-December in what his sisters described as an "early Christmas gift". Monroe issued a statement at the time he was discharged in which he forgave the man who attacked him. He continued his recuperation at a recovery centre on the outskirts of Cache Creek. He eventually completed physiotherapy and was able to drive again by the end of March 2011.

Later life

After 14 years of serving as Bishop of Kamloops, Monroe reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 in April 2016. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis two months later on June 1. Monroe served as one of the two co-consecrators at the episcopal ordination of his successor, Joseph Phuong Nguyen, on August 25 of that same year. He subsequently returned to his hometown of Vancouver, where he has stayed engaged with the life of the archdiocese there. He has filled in for pastors in their parishes, served as chaplain for the British Columbia Children's Hospital, and celebrated Mass for deaf parishioners from time to time. He has, over time, collected nativity scenes from around the world, which he began doing in 2003. He celebrated the golden jubilee of his priestly ordination in May 2017.

Views

Annulments

Monroe articulated his belief in March 1993 that "people sometimes have the impression that … the Church is much freer in doing this [i.e. annulments] now than it used to be", when this was not the case. He proceeded to affirm how the Church treats the sacrament of marriage as a serious matter, and that obtaining an declaration of nullity remained a complicated procedure.

Benedict XVI's resignation

Monroe said that he was unsurprised by the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013, adding that "if he feels that this is time, OK". He also cautioned against expecting Benedict's successor to make changes to church teachings for the sake of modernization, noting that "truth never changes so what does 'modernize' mean? The things that are the life of the church are faith and morals in themselves".

Corporal punishment

The federal government promised to adopt all the recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. One of its calls to action was for the repeal of the section in the Criminal Code that allows for limited corporal punishment. When asked for his views on the matter in January 2016, Monroe stated that he would advise against corporal punishment, preferring "instruction over destruction". He cited an example from his childhood of his own father, who got Monroe's younger brother to learn how to sew and "repair the damage" he caused, after the latter cut a hole in Monroe's bedsheet to create a tent.

Distinctions

• Holy See: Order of the Holy Sepulchre (October 2011)

Arms

Coat of arms of Bloom6132/sandbox2

Notes The coat of arms of Bishop David Monroe was designed shortly after he was appointed Bishop of Kamloops in January 2002. Motto "Come and See" (Venite et Videte in Latin, taken from John 1:35–39, 1:46, and 4:29) Symbolism Eagle: The symbolism of the eagle is multiple. It alludes to St. John the Apostle, who is the patron saint of the parish where Monroe was born and last served as a parish priest, and from whose Gospel his personal motto ("Come and See") is derived. It is also a symbol of the Clan Munro, whose crest badge features the bird. Mountains: The two mountain peaks symbolize The Lions in Vancouver, as well as the Peter and Paul peaks in Kamloops. Moreover, mountains in Scotland that have an elevation of over 3,000 feet (914 m) are called Munros. Star: The five-pointed star is a reference to Mary, who is the patroness of both the Archdiocese of Vancouver (as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary) and the Diocese of Kamloops (as the Immaculate Heart of Mary). Carpenter's square: The steel square is a symbol of Saint Joseph, the patron saint of Canada. Cross: the key to Jesus' call for us to come and see. The eagle, noted for its strong vision, gazes towards it. Together with the aforementioned star and carpenter's square, they represent the Holy Family.

References

• [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic priests]] [[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic priests]] [[Category:Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II]] [[Category:Canadian people of Scottish descent]] [[Category:Canadian Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre]] [[Category:People from Vancouver]] [[Category:People involved with sign language]]

List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Sydney

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Archbishop of Sydney
Archbishopric
catholic
Anthony Fisher, the Archbishop of Sydney since 2014
The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Sydney
Incumbent: Anthony Fisher
Information
First holder	John Bede Polding
Established	1834 (apostolic vicariate) 1842 (archbishopric)
Archdiocese	Sydney
Cathedral	St Mary's Cathedral
Website
https://www.sydneycatholic.org/

The Archbishop of Sydney is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing nearly all of New South Wales, the Archbishop of Sydney also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore, Maitland-Newcastle, Parramatta, Wagga Wagga, Wilcannia-Forbes and Wollongong. The current archbishop is Anthony Fisher.

The archdiocese began as the Diocese of Sydney, which was created on April 8, 1808. R. Luke Concanen was appointed its first bishop; however, he was unable to leave the Italian Peninsula due to the Napoleonic Wars and died before he could set out for New York. Under the reign of his successor, John Connolly, a canonical visitation of the dicoese was conducted. On account of the population increase due largely to Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Germany, the Holy See decided to elevate the diocese to the status of archdiocese on July 19, 1850. John Hughes became the first archbishop of the newly formed metropolitan see.

Nine men have been Archbishop of Sydney, with the inaugural holder (Polding) also heading its antecedent jurisdictions. Of these, three were members of a religious order. Five archbishops were elevated to the College of Cardinals. Norman Gilroy, the fifth ordinary of the archdiocese, was the first archbishop to be born in Australia, as well as the first born in Sydney. When he was raised to cardinal in 1946, he became the first cardinal born in Australia. Polding had the longest tenure as Archbishop of Sydney, serving for 35 years from 1842 to 1877, while his immediate successor Roger Vaughan held the position for six years (1877–1883), marking the shortest episcopacy.

List of ordinaries

John Bede Polding was the only Bishop of Sydney and its first archbishop, reigning from 1842 to 1877.

Norman Gilroy became the first Australian-born cardinal in 1946.

George Pell was archbishop from 2001 until 2014, when he was appointed prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.

Key

‡	Denotes archbishop who was elevated to the College of Cardinals
OP	Dominican Order
OSB	Order of Saint Benedict

Apostolic Vicars of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land

Bishops

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1834	1842	John Bede Polding, OSB	Appointed on 12 May 1834. Arrived in Sydney on 13 September 1835.

Bishops of Sydney

Bishops

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1842	1842	John Bede Polding, OSB	Became the first Bishop of Sydney on 5 April 1842.

Archbishops of Sydney

Archbishops

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1842	1877	John Bede Polding, OSB	Became the first Archbishop of Sydney on 22 April 1842. Died on 16 March 1877.
1877	1883	Roger Vaughan, OSB	Coadjutor archbishop from 1873 to 1877. Died on 18 August 1883.
1884	1911	Francis Moran‡	Appointed on 14 March 1884. Elevated to cardinal on 27 July 1885. Died on 15 August 1911.
1911	1940	Michael Kelly	Coadjutor archbishop from 1901 to 1911. Died on 8 March 1940.
1940	1971	Norman Gilroy‡	Coadjutor archbishop from 1937 to 1940. First archbishop to be born in Australia and in Sydney. Elevated to cardinal on 18 February 1946. Retired on 9 July 1971, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on 21 October 1977.
1971	1983	James Darcy Freeman‡	Auxiliary bishop from 1956 to 1968. Elevated to cardinal on 5 March 1973. Retired on 12 February 1983, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on 16 March 1991.
1983	2001	Edward Clancy‡	Auxiliary bishop from 1973 to 1978. Elevated to cardinal on 28 June 1988. Retired on 26 March 2001, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on 3 August 2014.
2001	2014	George Pell‡	Appointed on 26 March 2001. Elevated to cardinal on 21 October 2003. Resigned in 2014 after being appointed Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy. Died on 10 January 2023.
2014	present	Anthony Fisher, OP	Auxiliary bishop from 2003 to 2010.

References

General

• "Our Past Bishops". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

Specific

• [[Category:Roman Catholic Archbishops of Sydney|*]] [[Category:Christianity in New South Wales]] [[Category:Lists of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops in Oceania|Sydney]] [[Category:New South Wales-related lists]] [[Category:Sydney-related lists]]

Gary Franken

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gary Anthony Franken
Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Edmonton
See	Saint Paul
Appointed	September 15, 2022
Installed	December 12, 2022
Predecessor	Paul Terrio
Orders
Ordination	May 13, 1989 by James Carney
Consecration	December 12, 2022 by Richard William Smith
Personal details
Born	(1962-09-25) September 25, 1962 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vancouver (2016–2022)
Alma mater	St. Peter's Seminary Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Motto	Caritas Vero Aedificat (English: "Love Truly Edifies")
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by James Carney (Vancouver) Date May 13, 1989 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Richard William Smith (Edmonton) Co-consecrators J. Michael Miller (Vancouver) Paul Terrio (Saint Paul em.) Date March 12, 2002 Place St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
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Styles of Gary Franken
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Gary Anthony Franken (born September 25, 1962) is a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, having been appointed to the position in 2022. Franken was born and raised in Vancouver, before studying for the priesthood at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario. He was ordained a priest in 1989 and served in the Archdiocese of Vancouver as an assistant pastor and parish priest for over three decades. He became vicar general of the Archdiocese, and was later consecrated bishop as a bishop in December 2022. Franken has been noted for …

Early life

Franken was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 25, 1962. He was one of four children of Alfonsious and Wilhelmina Franken, both of whom immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands and married in Vancouver. He had a younger brother who died at around the age of five. Franken attended St. Mary’s Parish in his hometown, completed his primary education at a secular elementary school, and felt a calling to the priesthood when he was eleven. He then studied at St. Thomas More Collegiate, graduating in 1980, before joining St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario. After two years of studies, Franken left the seminary to "do some growing up outside" of it. He consequently resided in a L'Arche community and looked after individuals with intellectual disabilities, which he later described as "a very informative experience". He went back to the seminary after two years, with his sojourn giving him "a deeper understanding of the call to priesthood in terms of service". On May 13, 1989, Franken was ordained to the Catholic priesthood by James Carney, the Archbishop of Vancouver at the time.

Presbyteral ministry

Franken's first pastoral assignment was as parish vicar at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Downtown Vancouver, before being transferred to Star of the Sea Parish in Surrey. After six years as an assistant parish priest, he undertook studies at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, graduating with a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1997 and obtaining a diploma in spiritual theology from the Angelicum shortly afterwards. Upon his return to Vancouver, Franken was appointed as vocations director in 1997 before becoming a full-fledged pastor at Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Burnaby the following year. He subsequently served as parish priest of Immaculate Conception Parish in Delta from 2003 to 2010.

Episcopal ministry

Franken was appointed as the eighth Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, on September 15, 2022. The resignation of his predecessor, Paul Terrio, who at 79 was four years past the mandatory retirement age of 75, was accepted on that same day. Franken was succeeded as Vancouver's vicar general by Gregory Smith. He was consecrated bishop and installed on December 12, 2022, at St. Paul Cathedral in St. Paul, with Richard William Smith, the Archbishop of Edmonton, serving as the principal consecrator. In July of the following year, Franken oversaw celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the diocese.

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Michael Harrington (bishop)

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Michael Alphonsus Harrington
Bishop of Kamloops
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Vancouver
See	Kamloops
Appointed	August 27, 1952
Installed	November 25, 1952
Term ended	August 1, 1973
Predecessor	Edward Jennings
Successor	Adam Exner
Orders
Ordination	May 29, 1926 by Patrick Ryan
Consecration	November 20, 1952 by James McGuigan
Personal details
Born	(1900-09-15)September 15, 1900 Killaloe, Ontario, Canada
Died	August 1, 1973(1973-08-01) (aged 72) Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	St. Augustine's Seminary
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Patrick Ryan (Pembroke) Date May 29, 1926 Place Eganville, Ontario, Canada Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator James McGuigan (Toronto) Co-consecrators Francis Carroll (Calgary) William Smith (Pembroke) Date November 20, 1952 Place St. Mary's Cathedral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Styles of Michael Harrington
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Michael Alphonsus Harrington (September 15, 1900 – August 1, 1973) was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Kamloops from 1952 until 1973.

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Edward Jennings (bishop)

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edward Quentin Jennings
Bishop of Fort William
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Toronto
See	Fort William
Installed	August 26, 1952
Term ended	September 16, 1969
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Norman Gallagher
Orders
Ordination	December 27, 1925 by Edouard LeBlanc
Consecration	June 11, 1941 by William Mark Duke
Personal details
Born	(1896-10-04)October 4, 1896 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	October 22, 1980(1980-10-22) (aged 80) Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver (1941–1946) Titular Bishop of Sala (1941–1946) Bishop of Kamloops (1946–1952) Titular Bishop of Assidona (1969–1970)
Motto	"Charity with Faith"
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Edouard LeBlanc (Saint John Canad.) Date December 27, 1925 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator William Mark Duke (Vancouver) Co-consecrators John Hugh MacDonald (Edmonton) James McGuigan (Toronto) Date June 11, 1941 Place St. Joseph's Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Styles of Edward Jennings
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Edward Quentin Jennings (October 4, 1896 – October 22, 1980) was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Fort William, serving as its Ordinary from 1952 until 1969. He previously served as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, as well as the first Bishop of Kamloops.

Early life

Jennings was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on October 4, 1896. He was one of ten children of Patrick and Elizabeth (Wallace); he had five brothers and four sisters. He completed his primary education at St. Malachi Elementary School, before going to Saint John High School and graduating in 1915.

Episcopal ministry

Auxiliary bishop of Vancouver (1941–1946)

Jennings was appointed auxiliary bishop of Vancouver and titular bishop of Sala on March 25, 1941. He was consecrated bishop on September 21, 1978, at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Edmonton. William Mark Duke, the Archbishop of Vancouver, served as the principal consecrator, with several of Jennings' siblings and their 84-year-old mother in attendance.

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List of Roman Catholic bishops of Kamloops

Bishop of Kamloops
Bishopric
catholic
Incumbent: Joseph Phuong Nguyen
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Vancouver
Information
First holder	Edward Jennings
Formation	1946
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Website
https://www.rcdk.org/

The Bishop of Kamloops is the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops, who is responsible for looking after its "spiritual and administrative needs". As part of the ecclesiastical province of Vancouver, the Diocese of Kamloops is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. The current bishop is Joseph Phuong Nguyen.

The diocese was created on December 22, 1945, with Edward Jennings appointed as its first bishop two months later.

Six men have been Bishop of Kamloops, of whom two were members of a religious order. Prior to becoming bishop, Jennings and Lawrence Sabatini held the position of auxiliary bishop of Vancouver, while David Monroe and Joseph Phuong Nguyen were vicars general of that archdiocese. Adam Exner, the third ordinary of the diocese, went on to become Archbishop of Vancouver after his tenure in Winnipeg. None of the bishops of Kamloops were born within the diocese, with three of them born outside of Canada. Michael Harrington had the longest tenure as Bishop of Kamloops, serving for 21 years from 1952 to 1973, while his immediate predecessor Jennings held the position for six years (1946–52), marking the shortest episcopacy.

List of bishops

Bishops of Kamloops

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes	Ref(s)
1946	1952	Edward Jennings	Became the first bishop of Kamloops on February 22, 1946. Resigned in 1952 after being appointed Bishop of Fort William. Died on October 22, 1980.
1952	1973	Michael Harrington	Appointed on August 27, 1952. Died on August 1, 1973.
1974	1982	Adam Exner, OMI	Appointed on January 16, 1974. Resigned in 1982 after being appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg. Died on September 5, 2023.
1982	1999	Lawrence Sabatini, CS	Appointed on September 30, 1982. Resigned on September 2, 1999.
2002	2016	David Monroe	Appointed on January 5, 2002. Retired on June 1, 2016, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
2016	present	Joseph Phuong Nguyen	Appointed on June 1, 2016.

References

General

• "History of Bishops". Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

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