Matthias Tze-wo Der

Matthias Clement Tze-Wo Der (; born 14 August 1964) is an Anglican bishop from Hong Kong. He has served as Bishop of Hong Kong Island since January 2021. Prior to his episcopacy, he served as the dean of St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong from July 2012 to December 2020.

Early life Der was born in Hong Kong and moved to Taiwan from 1966 to 1976, where his father served as priest in the Church of the Good Shepherd in the Episcopal Church. He described himself as a person "who could not speak clearly until the age of four, who struggled through school for most of his early schooling and who didn't learn the ABCs till the age of 12". He was consecrated to the episcopate on 3 October 2020 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong), He was enthroned as the Bishop of Hong Kong Island on 2 January 2021, succeeding Paul Kwong

Family Matthias Der is son of Canon Edmund B. Der (謝博文法政牧師), an Anglican priest and canon who served in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada and USA. His younger brother Canon Philip Der (謝子樂法政牧師) is also an Anglican priest and canon, who succeeded Matthias as incumbent at St Christopher.