Diocese of Hong Kong Island

Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.

Diocese of Hong Kong Island 香港島教區
Coat of arms
Location
Territory	Hong Kong Island Outlying islands
Ecclesiastical province	Hong Kong
Headquarters	St. Stephen's Church
Statistics
Parishes	10
Churches	16
Schools	33
Information
Denomination	Anglican
Rite	Use of Salisbury^[citation needed]
Established	22 September 1998
Cathedral	St. John's Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Matthias Der
Dean	Kwok-keung Chan
Bishops emeritus	Paul Kwong 2007–2021, Peter Kwong 1981–2007
Website
dhk.hkskh.org

Diocese of Hong Kong Island
Traditional Chinese	香港島教區
Simplified Chinese	香港岛教区
Cantonese Yale	hēung góng dóu gaau kūi
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Dǎo Jiàoqū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization hēung góng dóu gaau kūi Jyutping hoeng1 gong2 dou2 gaau3 keoi1

The Diocese of Hong Kong Island is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, a province of the Anglican Communion. Its territory covers Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands. The cathedral of the diocese, St. John's Cathedral, is the oldest surviving Western ecclesiastical building in Hong Kong.[1] It was constructed in the 1840s.[2]

The incumbent Bishop of Hong Kong Island, Matthias Der, was consecrated as bishop on 3 October 2020 and enthroned on 2 January 2021.[3] Der succeeded Paul Kwong as bishop of the diocese, who served concurrently as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong.[4]

Churches

The diocese oversees over 16 churches and chapels across Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands of Hong Kong.[5]

Parishes

• St. John's Cathedral, Central
• St. Stephen's Church, Sai Wan
• Holy Nativity Church, Shau Kei Wan
• St. Peter's Church, North Point
• St. Mary's Church, Causeway Bay
• St. James' Church, Wan Chai
• St. Paul's Church, Mid-Levels
• St. Matthew's Church, Sheung Wan
• St. Luke's Church, Kennedy Town
• St. Timothy's Church, Pok Fu Lam

Missions

• Grace Church, Stanley
• Church of the Incarnation, Discovery Bay
• Church of the Ascension, Tung Chung
• Discovery Bay Church
• St. Stephen's Chapel (located in St. Stephen's College), Stanley
• Emmanuel Church (located in George C. Tso Memorial Chapel of the defunct Béthanie Sanatorium), Pok Fu Lam

Bishops

1. Peter Kwong Kong-kit (1998–2007)
2. Paul Kwong (2007–2021)
3. Matthias Clement Tze-wo Der (2021–present)

Gallery

• 
  St. Paul's Church
• 
  St. John's Cathedral
• 
  Emmanuel Church
• 
  St. Matthew's Church
• 
  St. Stephen's Church
• 
  St Mary's Church Causeway Bay
• 
  St. Mary's Church

References

1. "St John's Cathedral". www.discoverhongkong.com. Hong Kong Tourism Board. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
2. "A Brief History of St John's Cathedral". www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
3. "New Bishop Coadjutor of Hong Kong Island Consecrated". October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
4. "New Archbishop of Hong Kong elected". www.anglicannews.org. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
5. "Parishes and Mission Churches". dhk.hkskh.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

External links

• Diocese of Hong Kong Island Archived 2013-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui