Domingos Lam Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Domingos Lam Ka-tseung
Honorific-Suffix:GLM
Bishop of Macau
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Macau
Term Start:6 October 1988
Ended:30 June 2003
Predecessor:Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Successor:José Lai
Ordination:27 December 1953
Consecration:8 September 1987
Consecrated By:Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Birth Date:9 April 1928
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Death Place:Macau
Buried:São Miguel Arcanjo Cemetery, Macau
Religion:Roman Catholic
Alma Mater:St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Domingos Lam Ka Tseung.svg
Domingos Lam Ka-tseung
Dipstyle:His Excellency
The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Bishop

Domingos Lam Ka Tseung (; 9 April 1928 – 27 July 2009) [1] was the first Chinese-born bishop (in Hong Kong then under British sovereignty) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau.[2] On 26 May 1987, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Macau and succeeded Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, the last Portuguese bishop, on 6 October 1988. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81 in 2009.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Msgr-Domingos-Lam,-Bishop-Emeritus-of-Macau,-dies.-15898.html Msgr Domingos Lam, Bishop Emeritus of Macau, dies.
  2. News: Catholic Church sees little change in Macao handover. 1999-12-20. Asian Political News. 2009-01-25.
  3. News: MACAU Bishop Lai Succeeds Bishop Lam, Puts Emphasis on Greater Role for Laity . 2003-07-04 . UCA News . 2009-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090802022457/http://www.ucanews.com/2003/07/04/bishop-lai-succeeds-bishop-lam-puts-emphasis-on-greater-role-for-laity/ . August 2, 2009 .