Gabriel Lam Explained

Type:Priest
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Gabriel Lam Cheuk-wai
Roman Catholic priest
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Hong Kong
Ordination:1967
Birth Date:13 November 1933
Nationality:Chinese
Religion:Roman Catholic
Residence:Hong Kong
Alma Mater:Holy Spirit Seminary
Gabriel Lam Cheuk-wai
Reference:The Right Reverend
Informal:Father

Gabriel Lam Cheuk-wai (born 13 November 1933) is a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese of Hong Kong. He was the Vicar Capitular of that diocese from 23 July 1974 to 25 July 1975. After that, he remained as the vicar general until 1992. As a former Vicar Capitular and Vicar General, he is entitled to be styled as "The Right Reverend".[1] [2]

Biography

Lam was among 200 guests from Hong Kong to be invited by the Chinese government for the 35th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in 1984. Thus, he reportedly became the first Catholic official from Hong Kong to be invited by to mainland China since the establishment of the PRC in 1949. The invitation was originally intended to be for Cardinal John Baptist Wu, the bishop of Hong Kong, but due to his prior commitments in Europe, the diocese recommended Lam as the alternative.[2]

Lam served as sole vicar general from 1975 onwards, and alongside John Baptist Tsang (曾慶文[3]) starting in 1985.[4] Both Lam and Tsang ceased to be vicars general in 1992, when they were assigned to the newly formed positions of Episcopal Vicar for Religious and Episcopal Vicar for Social Services, respectively. They were succeeded by Dominic Chan and John Tong.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Lady of the Rosary College – 20th Anniversary Open Day. 16 October 2019. Our Lady of the Rosary College. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016130340/https://www2.olr.edu.hk/images/content/external_connect_infor/School_Anniversary/20th_Anniversary/20th_Open_Day.pdf. 16 October 2019.
  2. News: Peking invites Catholic leader. 21 September 1984. Walter. Cheung. 16 October 2019. South China Morning Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016130709/http://religion.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/servlet/outpdf?id=A00764540016. 16 October 2019.
  3. https://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/A-Tsang.htm
  4. Web site: Our Guardian Angels – the three chaplains. 16 February 2020. Serra Club Hong Kong. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216210647/http://www.serraclubhk.org/guardians.html. 16 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Leading Events in 1990s. 16 February 2020. Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219104134/https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Leading%20Events/E-1990s.htm. 19 February 2019.