Thomas Soo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Thomas Soo Yee-Po
Bishop Of:Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon
Province:Hong Kong Anglican Church
Diocese:Western Kowloon
Birth Name:
(Soo Yee-Po)
Enthroned:18 October 1998
Ended:31 December 2011
Predecessor:Andrew Chan
Other Post:area bishop for Kowloon West (1995 - 1998)
Ordination:1979
Consecration:1995
Birth Date:1941
Birth Place:Hong Kong

Thomas Soo Yee-Po JP (born 2 March 1941)[1] was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon in the Hong Kong Anglican Church and was succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong); and served as an area bishop for Kowloon West & New Territories West (in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao) in anticipation of the diocese's split, at which point he became a diocesan bishop. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council until 2010.

In 2007, he led a nine-person delegation from Hong Kong to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to discuss unity between churches.[2]

In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.[3]

Soo is now the Honorary Chaplain in All Saints' Cathedral, Diocese of Western Kowloon.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives . The Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Bishops, 1998–2021 . 20 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220104183557/http://archives.hkskh.org/uploads/%E6%AD%B7%E4%BB%BB%E8%81%96%E5%85%AC%E5%AE%97%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E4%B8%BB%E6%95%99/4The%20Province%20of%20Hong%20Kong%20Sheng%20Kung%20Hui.pdf . 4 January 2022 . 6 January 2022.
  2. News: Hong Kong Christian delegation to visit Patriarch Bartholomew. 10 April 2007. 22 April 2010. asianews.it.
  3. News: http://www.gospelherald.com.hk/news/soc_1342.htm. zh:蘇以葆致辭:盼與各宗教共締和諧中國、和諧世界. Thomas Soo hope of associating with the religious harmony in China, a harmonious world. 基督新報. 于嘉豪. Chinese. September 23, 2009. 22 April 2010.