Archbishop of Hong Kong explained

Archbishopric:	Hong Kong
Border:	Anglican
Incumbent:	Andrew Chan
Country:	Hong Kong
Residence:	Bishop's House
Established:	1998

The Archbishop of Hong Kong is the senior bishop, and spiritual and moral leader of the Anglican Province of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and the Primate of Hong Kong . The archbishop of the province is elected from among the diocesan bishops by the General Synod in which all Houses meet in a joint session.^[1]

The current Archbishop of Hong Kong is Andrew Chan who also serves as the Bishop of Western Kowloon. The Bishop's House, located in Central, is the office and official residence of the archbishop.

Functions and duties

The archbishop chairs the meeting of the Provincial General Synod. As the chief pastor of the province, he is responsible for:

• speaking in the name of the Church or the General Synod;
• giving leadership in initiating and developing policy and strategy of the Church, including implementation of resolutions of the General Synod throughout the Church;
• representing the Province in its relationship with the rest of the Anglican Communion and with other churches, and on behalf of the Province, communicating with other primates;
• ordering for the consecration and installation of Diocesan Bishops when duly elected, and from time to time, assembling other bishops to meet with the new Diocesan bishop;
• convening and presiding over the meetings of the General Synod, the House of Bishops, and the Standing Committee;
• visiting every Diocese, Missionary Diocese and Missionary Area and holding pastoral consultations with the Bishops thereof;
• preaching the Word; and
• celebrating Sacraments.

List of archbishops

Archbishops of Hong Kong
From	Until	Incumbent		Notes
1998	2007	Peter Kwong	鄺廣傑	Previously Bishop of Hong Kong and Macao; also Bishop of Hong Kong Island from 1998.
2007	2021	Paul Kwong	鄺保羅	Also Bishop of Hong Kong Island from 2007.
2021		Andrew Chan	陳謳明	Also Bishop of Western Kowloon from 2012.

External links

• Bishops Past & Present

Notes and References

1. Constitution of the Province