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Andrew Chan

b. 1959

Chinese bishop

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About Andrew Chan

Born 1959. Andrew Chan is an anglican bishop.

Andrew Chan Au-ming (; born 6 January 1962) is the Archbishop of Hong Kong and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church of Hong Kong) since January 2021 and the Bishop of its Western Kowloon diocese since March 2012.

Ordained as deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992, Chan served as priest-in-charge of Holy Spirit Church, vicar of St. Luke's Church becoming the first Chinese dean of St. John's Cathedral.

Previous church roles held by Chan include Bishop's Chaplain, Diocesan Secretary and Provincial Secretary. Soon after the inauguration of the Anglican Communion's province of Hong Kong and Macao the Sheng Kung Hui in 1998, he assisted the Archbishop Peter Kwong in establishing the administration system of the Provincial Office and building an effective network with diocesan and missionary offices to maintain mutual support amongst all areas of the Church in Hong Kong. He has been involved in maintaining the connection between the province of Hong Kong and Macao, Sheng Kung Hui and office of the provinces of the Global Anglican Communion. He was appointed Dean of St John's Cathedral in May 2005 and was made Canon in November 2006.

Chan was elected bishop of the Diocese of West Kowloon in June 2011, consecrated on 25 March 2012 and enthroned on 26 March 2012. He was the Secretary General of the General Synod of the Sheng Kung Hui and took part in various diocesan and provincial bodies. He is Chairman of the Diocesan Worship Committee and SKH Primary School Council, In March 2013, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of what is now the Education University of Hong Kong.

On 18 October 2020, the bishop was elected the next Archbishop of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, succeeding Paul Kwong. Chan was installed as the Primate of Hong Kong on 3 January 2021.

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Important facts

Born
1959
Birth century
Occupation
Anglican bishop
Also known as
The Right Revd Andrew Chan, Andrew Chan Au-ming, Chén Ōu Míng

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Who is Andrew Chan?

Chinese bishop

When was Andrew Chan born?

Andrew Chan was born in 1959.

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Andrew Chan is an anglican bishop.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrew Chan

· Wikidata: Q7198195

· DBpedia: Andrew Chan (bishop)

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