José Lai

His Excellency, The Most Reverend José Lai Hung-seng
Bishop Emeritus of Macau
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Macau
Installed	30 June 2003
Term ended	16 January 2016
Predecessor	Domingos Lam
Successor	Stephen Lee Bun-sang
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau (2001–2003)
Orders
Ordination	28 October 1972
Consecration	2 June 2001 by Domingos Lam
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-14) 14 January 1946 (age 78) Portuguese Macau
Nationality	Chinese (Macanese)
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Macau
Parents	Joseph Paul Lai Sio Kei Maria Celestina Tchoi Lao Mei
Alma mater	St. Joseph's Seminary and Church Diocesan Seminary of Leiria (1967–1971)
Coat of arms

Ordination history of José Lai
History Priestly ordination Date 28 October 1972 Place Portuguese Macau Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Domingos Lam (Macau) Co-consecrators Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (Macau em.) John Tong Hon (Hong Kong aux.) Date 2 June 2001 Place Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau

Styles of José Lai Hung-seng
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

José Lai
Chinese	黎鴻昇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lí Hóngshēng Wade–Giles Li Hung-sheng Yale Romanization Lí Húngshēng IPA [lǐ xʊ̌ŋʂə́ŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Làih Hùhng Sing Jyutping Lai4 Hung4 Sing1 IPA [lɐ̏i hʊ̏ŋɕɪ́ŋ]

José Lai Hung-seng (Chinese: 黎鴻昇; born 14 January 1946, in Macau) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Macau, the first born in the diocese and the second Chinese bishop,[1] the first being Domingos Lam. Lai was appointed on 23 January 2001 Coadjutor and succeeded on 30 June 2003. He was succeeded by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang (Chinese: 李斌生) on 23 January 2016.

Lai was born in Macau and attended St. Joseph's Seminary and Church before going to Portugal for further studies [2] at Diocesan Seminary of Leiria from 1967 to 1971 and to Grottaferrata.

References

1. Greenlees, Donald (25 December 2007). "In Macau, the church is in crisis as it seeks younger members". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
2. "Diocesan Directory | ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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Catholic Church titles
Vacant Title last held by Domingos Lam	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau 2001–2003	Vacant
Preceded by Domingos Lam	Bishop of Macau 2003–2016	Succeeded by Stephen Lee