James C. L. Wong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong/Wáng (王).

James Chang-Ling Wong (Chinese: 王長齡; 17 February 1900 – 27 April 1970)[1] was Chinese Anglican (Episcopalian) bishop who served as Bishop of Jesselton in Sarawak[clarification needed] from 1962 to 1964 and then Bishop of Taiwan from 1965 until his death in 1970.

Wong was consecrated a bishop on 3 February 1960, by Ronald Hall, Bishop of Victoria, at St Thomas' Cathedral, Kuching; to serve as Assistant Bishop of Borneo.[2] He was then elected the first bishop of the new Diocese of Jesselton (now Sabah), when it separated from the Diocese of Borneo in 1962.[3]

Having retired from Jesselton on 30 September, Wong was elected the first Chinese Bishop of Taiwan by the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church at the General Convention[4] on 21 October 1964.[5] The diocese had previously been under the care of a suffragan of the Bishop of Hawaii.

He was the first Bishop in the Anglican Communion to come out of the background of the voluntary priesthood, serving from 1965 until his death in 1970. He had previously served as Bishop of Guangzhou, an assistant bishop of Victoria diocese from his 1960 consecration by Ronald Hall until his appointment to Jesselton.[6]

  1. ^ "Bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan, 1954–2020" (PDF). Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives. May 11, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Inside of the Week". Church Times. No. 5061. 12 February 1960. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ^ "Jesselton's Bishop is Enthroned in His Cathedral". Church Times. No. 5190. 3 August 1962. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "Bishop Wong Elected to New Diocese". Church Times. No. 5308. 6 November 1964. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "Journal of the General Convention, 1964" (PDF). Archives of The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ Chan-Yeung, Moira M. W. (December 2015). The Practical Prophet: Bishop Ronald O. Hall of Hong Kong and His Legacies. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789888208777.