Stephen Chow (bishop)

His Eminence Stephen Chow Sau-yan S.J.
Cardinal Bishop of Hong Kong
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Hong Kong
Appointed	17 May 2021
Installed	4 December 2021
Predecessor	Michael Yeung
Other post(s)	Member of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (2023–) Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de La Salle (2023–)
Previous post(s)	Provincial superior of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus (2018–2021)
Orders
Ordination	16 July 1994 by John Baptist Wu
Consecration	4 December 2021 by John Tong Hon
Created cardinal	30 September 2023 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1959-08-07) 7 August 1959 (age 65) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Hong Kong
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy Loyola University Chicago Harvard University
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong) Date 16 July 1994 Place Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator John Tong Hon (Hong Kong em.) Co-consecrators Joseph Zen (Hong Kong em.) Joseph Ha (Hong Kong aux.) Date 4 December 2021 Place Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong Cardinalate Elevated by Pope Francis Date 30 September 2023
Source(s):[1][2]
Chinese name
Chinese	周守仁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Shǒurén Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zau1 Sau2 Jan4 IPA [tsɐw˥ sɐw˧˥ yɐn˩]

Styles of Stephen Chow Sau-yan
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J. (Chinese: 周守仁, born 7 August 1959) is a Hongkonger prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Hong Kong since 2021. He was the provincial superior of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus from 2018 to 2021.

Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 30 September 2023.