Dominic Chan Chi-ming (陳志明; born 1952) is the former vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. He also serves as parish priest of the city's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
The Very Reverend Dominic Chan Chi-ming | |
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| Roman Catholic priest Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Hong Kong |
| Appointed | 8 December 1992[1] |
| Term ended | 3 January 2019 |
| Other post(s) | Parish priest of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (2000–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 by John Baptist Wu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Holy Spirit Seminary Pontifical Urbaniana University Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Ordination history of Dominic Chan | |||||||||||
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| Styles of Dominic Chan Chi-ming | |
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| Reference style | The Very Reverend |
| Informal style | Father |
Early life edit
Chan was born in Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong in 1952. Chan is of A Hakka ancestry. He was ordained priest by Cardinal John Baptist Wu in 1979.
Chan later led funds to restore a chapel on Yim Tin Tsai Island in compliance with a UNESCO restoration project in 2016.[3]
Vicar General edit
Chan served as vicar general of the Diocese of Hong Kong[4] from December 1992 until January 2019.[1] He was chosen together with John Tong Hon, and served with him until the latter's appointment as coadjutor bishop of Hong Kong in 2008.[5][6] Chan has also served as vicar general alongside Michael Yeung (from 2009 until 2016, when Yeung was appointed coadjutor bishop),[7] Pierre Lam (2009–2014),[8][9] Joseph Ha (2014–2019), Peter Choy, and Benedict Lam (both 2017–2019).[2] The office of vicar general became vacant upon the death of Michael Yeung on 3 January 2019.[10][11][12]
In this office, Chan serves as Chairperson of the Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Marriage and the Family, the Diocesan Commission for Laity Formation, the Committee for Promoting the Cardinal's Pastoral Exhortation, the Diocesan Board of Catholic Cemeteries and the Diocesan Committee for the Permanent Diaconate. He is also an Ex-officio Member of the Council of Priests, the Diocesan Personnel Commission, the Hong Kong Catholic Board of Education, the Hong Kong Catholic Education Development Committee, the Central Management Committee for Diocesan Schools and the Diocesan Building and Development Commission. While Chan has been the Vicar General, Hong Kong has recruited more married men to become deacons (Hong Kong was the first Catholic diocese in Asia to ordain married men as deacons).[13][14] Chan visited former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang while Tsang's trials were ongoing.[15]
In 2017, Chan presided over the ceremonies in which the Our Lady of Fatima Statue passed through the territory on its first stop en route to Portugal to celebrate the centennial of the Marian apparition.[16]
Parish priest edit
Chan has been the Parish Priest of the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception[17] since 2000.
View on the elevation of Bishop Zen edit
On 13 February 2006, Chan expressed his view on the then possibility of the elevation of Joseph Zen, the Bishop of Hong Kong, to Cardinal. He said although he was still waiting for a formal announcement, he expected Zen to be elevated to cardinal in the next consistory. He believed that his elevation will show how important the Holy See values the church in China, and that it would be an honour to have a cardinal once again to head the diocese. Zen eventually became a Cardinal.[18]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Leading Events in 1990s". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Four vicars general now on job". Sunday Examiner. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Abandoned Hong Kong island gets new life as heritage site and ecotourism destination". South China Morning Post. February 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Disgraced Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang's brief return to public life ends with failed court appeal". Scmp. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "TONG HON Card. John". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "The Pope appoints Bishop John Tong Hon as Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong". Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office. Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Pope names new bishop of Hong Kong". Catholic Herald. London. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Criveller, Gianni (8 June 2009). "Church movements confront various forms of service for ecclesial communion and call for collaborators in parishes and Diocese". Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Agenzia Fides. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Mass Booklet for the Episcopal Ordination of Michael Yeung, Stephen Lee, and Joseph Ha as Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong" (PDF). Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Fanning, William (1912). "Vicar-General". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Authority and Responsibilities of an Apostolic Administrator in a diocese in a time of "sede vacante" ("the seat being vacant")" (PDF). Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
[O]ffices that exercise general or specific authority granted directly by the diocesan bishop cease since their authority derives from the diocesan bishop, such as the Vicars General …
- ^ Rousselle, Christine (1 December 2019). "Duluth's Bishop Paul Sirba dies unexpectedly at 59". EWTN. Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
The office of the vicar general ceases upon the death of the diocesan bishop.
- ^ "Hong Kong Catholic Church aims to recruit more married men to serve as deacons". Christian Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Catholic Church in Hong Kong to recruit more married men to serve needy, top leader says". South China Morning Post. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Faith, family and friends brought Donald Tsang comfort through his many trials". South China Morning Post. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong Catholics welcome Our Lady of Fatima statue". Herald Malaysia. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong Catholic priest allowed anti-gay speech to be delivered to congregation". South China Morning Post. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Card. Zen ends hunger strike for freedom of Hong Kong Catholic schools"". Asia News. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
