Paul Kwong


Paul Kwong CStJ

Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong
Bishop of Hong Kong Island
Bishop of Macau
ChurchHong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
ProvinceProvince of Hong Kong
DioceseHong Kong Island
Elected3 February 2007
Installed26 September 2007
Retired3 January 2021
PredecessorPeter Kwong
Personal details
Born1950 (age 73–74)
NationalityChina
DenominationAnglicanism
EducationLingnan College
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
University of Birmingham
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Date1982
Priestly ordination
Date1983
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byPeter Kwong
Date25 March 2006
Paul Kwong
Traditional Chinese鄺保羅
Simplified Chinese邝保罗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKuàng Bǎoluó
Wade–GilesK'uang Paolo
Yale RomanizationKwàng Bǎolwó
IPA[kʰwâŋ pàʊlwǒ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationKwong bóulòh
JyutpingKwong3 bou2lo4
IPA[kʷʰɔ̄ːŋ pǒulɔ̏ː]

Paul Kwong CStJ (Chinese: 鄺保羅; born 28 February 1950)[1] is a retired Anglican bishop from Hong Kong, who served as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Bishop of Hong Kong Island, and Bishop of Macau from 2007 to 2021. Kwong is also the current chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, as the first sitting primate to lead an ACC meeting.[2] Kwong is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) taking a pro-Beijing stance.[3]

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Archbishop & Primate, 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.
  2. ^ "ACC Elects Primate as Chair". House of Deputies News. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ Yeung, SC (10 May 2016). "Anglican Church drops Chung Chi to show loyalty to Beijing". EJ Insight. Retrieved 19 June 2018.