Bishop of Victoria explained

The Bishop of Victoria,^[1] Hong Kong^[2] was (from 1849 to 1951) the Ordinary of a corporation sole^[3] including Hong Kong and South China^[4] that ministered to 20,000 Anglicans.

Bishops

• 18491865 (ret.): George Smith^[5]
• 18671872 (res.): Charles Alford (later a Vicar in England)
• 18741897 (ret.): John Burdon (returned to missionary service)
• 18981906 (d.): Joseph Hoare
• 19071920 (res.): Gerard Lander (later Assistant Bishop of St Albans)
• 19201932 (res.): Ridley Duppuy (later Assistant Bishop of Worcester)
• 19321951: Ronald Hall (became the first Bishop of Hong Kong and Macao)

Assistant bishops

Among the assistant bishop of the diocese, there were:

• Bishops of Guangzhou: Mok Sau Tsang (former Archdeacon of Canton) from 1935 (consecrated 25 January at the cathedral by Hall), Victor Halward from 1946, and Mo-Yung In from 1950;
• Bishops of Yunnan-Guizhou: Andrew Y. Y. Tsu from 1940
• Quentin Huang was consecrated Bishop of Kunming in 1946, and became first Bishop of Yunkwei upon that diocese's erection in 1948;
• Mo-Yung In was consecrated Bishop of Canton in 1951^[6]
• and James C. L. Wong was Bishop of Jesselton from 1960 until his 1965 translation to Taiwan.

Archdeacons

Archdeacons during Ronald Hall's time included: Lee Kau Yan, Archdeacon of Hong Kong from 1946; Tsang Kei Ngok, Archdeacon of Beihan from 1946; Mo-Yung In, of Beihan from 1949; and Chung Yan Laap (John), of Hong Kong from 1965.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Page 1552 | Issue 20977, 11 May 1849 | London Gazette | the Gazette.
2. http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?sqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Persons&dsqSearch=Code=='1106'&dsqCmd=Show.tcl National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
3. http://www.hklii.org/hk/legis/en/ord/1004.txt Bishop of Victoria incorporation ordinance
4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
5. Handbook to the Diocese of Victoria (Hong Kong and South China) 1924. Chapter III. The Story of the Past. pp. 10 -
6. Chan-Yeung, p. 217
7. Book: The Practical Prophet: Bishop Ronald O. Hall of Hong Kong and His Legacies. 9789888208777. Chan-Yeung. Moira M. W.. December 2015.