Diocese of Eastern Kowloon

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Diocese of Eastern Kowloon

東九龍教區
Location
Territory Eastern Kowloon
Eastern New Territories
Ecclesiastical province Hong Kong
HeadquartersHoly Trinity Bradbury Centre
Statistics
Parishes11
Churches5
Schools54
Information
Denomination Anglican
Rite Use of Salisbury
Established20 September 1998
Cathedral Holy Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopThe Rt Revd Dr Timothy Kwok
DeanThe Very Revd Franklin Lee On-yip
Bishops emeritusThe Rt Revd Louis Tsui
Website
dek.hkskh.org
Diocese of Eastern Kowloon
Traditional Chinese 東九龍教區
Simplified Chinese 东九龙教区

Louis Tsui Tsan-Sang (Chinese :徐贊生; born 12 April 1943) is a retired Anglican bishop who served as the first Bishop of Eastern Kowloon (diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon) from its creation in 1998 [7] until his retirement in 2013. [8] Tsui was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong) [7] and served as an area bishop for Kowloon East & New Territories East (in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao) in anticipation of the diocese's split. [9] He became diocesan bishop of Eastern Kowloon on the diocese's erection in 1998, and served until his retirement at the end of 2013. [8]

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