Thomas Soo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Soo/Sū (蘇).
The Right Reverend

Thomas Soo Yee-Po
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon
ProvinceHong Kong Anglican Church
DioceseWestern Kowloon
Installed18 October 1998
Term ended31 December 2011
PredecessorAndrew Chan
Other post(s)area bishop for Kowloon West (1995–1998)
Orders
Ordination1979
Consecration1995
Personal details
Born
Chinese: 蘇以葆
(Soo Yee-Po)

1941
Hong Kong

Thomas Soo Yee-Po JP (Chinese: 蘇以葆 born 2 March 1941)[1] was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon in the Hong Kong Anglican Church and was succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong);[1] and served as an area bishop for Kowloon West & New Territories West (in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao) in anticipation of the diocese's split,[2] at which point he became a diocesan bishop. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council until 2010.

In 2007, he led a nine-person delegation from Hong Kong to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to discuss unity between churches.[3]

In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.[4]

Soo is now the Honorary Chaplain in All Saints' Cathedral, Diocese of Western Kowloon.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Bishops, 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. ^ "Provincial progress". Church Times. No. 6921. 6 October 1995. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong Christian delegation to visit Patriarch Bartholomew". asianews.it. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  4. ^ 于嘉豪 (September 23, 2009). 蘇以葆致辭：盼與各宗教共締和諧中國、和諧世界 [Thomas Soo hope of associating with the religious harmony in China, a harmonious world]. 基督新報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2010.
Anglican Communion titles
New diocese Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Western Kowloon
1998 – 2011 		Succeeded by