Thomas Soo
Thomas Soo Yee-Po | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon | |
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| Province | Hong Kong Anglican Church |
| Diocese | Western Kowloon |
| Installed | 18 October 1998 |
| Term ended | 31 December 2011 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Chan |
| Other post(s) | area bishop for Kowloon West (1995–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 Hong Kong |
Thomas Soo Yee-Po JP (Chinese: 蘇以葆; born 2 March 1941)[1] is a retired Anglican bishop who served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon in the Hong Kong Anglican Church from 1998 to 2011.
Career
Soo was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong);[1] and served as an area bishop for Kowloon West & New Territories West (in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao) in anticipation of the diocese's split,[2] at which point he became a diocesan bishop.
In 2007, he led a nine-person delegation from Hong Kong to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to discuss unity between churches.[3]
In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.[4]
He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council until 2010.
Soo was succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He is now the Honorary Chaplain in All Saints' Cathedral, Diocese of Western Kowloon.
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Bishops, 1998–2021" (PDF). Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Provincial progress". Church Times. No. 6921. 6 October 1995. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Hong Kong Christian delegation to visit Patriarch Bartholomew". asianews.it. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ 于嘉豪 (September 23, 2009). 蘇以葆致辭：盼與各宗教共締和諧中國、和諧世界 [Thomas Soo hope of associating with the religious harmony in China, a harmonious world]. 基督新報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2010.