Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao
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The Diocese of Hong Kong
and Macao
was one of the dioceses in the Anglican Communion
which did not previously belong to an ecclesiastical province. It was formed in 1951 from the previous Diocese of Victoria in the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
. However, following the effective abolition of the SKH in mainland China, due to the formation of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement
, the diocese essentially became extra-provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury
. The diocese was abolished in 1998 upon the formation of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui as a province of the Anglican Communion in its own right, the diocese being split into four: three new dioceses within Hong Kong, and a missionary area covering Macau.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
was one of the dioceses in the Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
which did not previously belong to an ecclesiastical province. It was formed in 1951 from the previous Diocese of Victoria in the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui was the Anglican-Episcopal Church in China. It was formally established as the Anglican-Episcopal Province of China in 1912. Soon after the communist revolution in China in 1949, it ceased to exist. Its dioceses in Hong Kong and Macao became an independent province...
. However, following the effective abolition of the SKH in mainland China, due to the formation of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Three-Self Patriotic Movement
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement or TSPM is a state-controlled Protestant church in the People's Republic of China...
, the diocese essentially became extra-provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
. The diocese was abolished in 1998 upon the formation of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui as a province of the Anglican Communion in its own right, the diocese being split into four: three new dioceses within Hong Kong, and a missionary area covering Macau.
Bishops
- Ronald Hall
- Andrew Yu Yue Tsu (assistant)
- Gilbert BakerGilbert Baker (bishop)John Hyndley Gilbert Baker was bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau from 1966 to 1980.Baker was a British Church Missionary Society missionary in China from the 1920s until after the second world war...
- Peter KwongPeter KwongPeter Kwong Kong-kit, GBS, was the first Archbishop Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and, in 1998, was named as Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island....