John Tong Hon

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Tong. The baptismal name is John.
His Eminence

John Tong Hon
Cardinal
Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong
ChurchCatholic Church
ProvinceCanton (nominal)
Directly subject to the Holy See (in practice)
SeeHong Kong
Appointed30 January 2008 (as coadjutor bishop)
Installed15 April 2009
Term ended1 August 2017
PredecessorJoseph Zen, S.D.B.
SuccessorMichael Yeung
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
  • Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong (1992–2008)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2008)
  • Titular Bishop of Bossa (1996–2008)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (2008–2009)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong (2019–2021)
Orders
Ordination6 January 1966
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration9 December 1996
by John Baptist Wu
Created cardinal18 February 2012
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1939-07-31) 31 July 1939 (age 85)
Central, British Hong Kong
NationalityBDTC (until 1997), Chinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceHong Kong
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong
Pontifical Urbaniana University
MottoDominus Pastor Meus
主為我牧
(English: The Lord is my Shepherd)
Coat of armsJohn Tong Hon's coat of arms
Ordination history of
John Tong Hon
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byPope Paul VI
Date6 January 1966
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJohn Baptist Wu (Hong Kong)
Co-consecratorsPeter Shirayanagi (Tokyo)
Charles Asa Schleck (Adj. Sec. Sacr. Cong. Prop. Fide)
Date9 December 1996
PlaceCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Benedict XVI
Date18 February 2012
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Tong Hon as principal consecrator
Michael Yeung30 August 2014
Stephen Lee30 August 2014
Joseph Ha30 August 2014
Stephen Chow4 December 2021
Source(s):[1][2][3]
Styles of
John Tong Hon
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
John Tong Hon
Traditional Chinese湯漢[4]
Simplified Chinese汤汉
Cantonese YaleTòng Hon
JyutpingTong1
 Hon3
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTàng Hàn
Wade–GilesT'ang4 Han4
Yale RomanizationTàng Hàn
Hakka
RomanizationTong44 Hon52
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTòng Hon
JyutpingTong1
 Hon3
IPA[tɔ̄ːŋ hɔ̄ːn]

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.

  1. ^ "Hong Kong: Three new auxiliary bishops ordained". O Clarim. Macau. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "New cardinals created by Benedict XVI". L'Osservatore Romano. Vatican City. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ Mares, Courtney (4 December 2021). "Hong Kong bishop consecrated in Cathedral of Immaculate Conception". EWTN. Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ Chang, Chih-ming (30 January 2008). 教宗委任湯漢主教為香港教區助理主教. Radio Taiwan International News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2008.