Michael Yeung Ming-cheung

Episcopal coat of arms

Michael Yeung Ming-cheung ( Chinese 楊鳴章 ; * December 1, 1945 in Shanghai ; † January 3, 2019 in Central and Western District , Hong Kong ) was a Chinese clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong .

Life

Michael Yeung Ming-cheung was born in Shanghai to a Catholic family and came to Hong Kong when he was four. After completing his schooling, he first worked for an import-export company in Hong Kong and entered the Hong Kong seminary at the age of 26. After studying philosophy and theology, Michael Yeung Ming-cheung received the sacrament of ordination on June 10, 1978 . After pastoral work, he completed a communication course (Syracuse, USA) as well as philosophy and education (Harvard, USA). In 2003 he became head of Caritas Hong Kong. In 2009 he became vicar general of his home diocese.

On 11 July 2014 it appointed Pope Francis to the titular bishop of Mons in Numidia and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Hong Kong. The Bishop of Hong Kong, John Tong Hon Cardinal , gave him as well as Stephen Lee Sang Bun and Joseph Ha Chi-shing OFM on 30 August of the same year, the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun SDB , and the Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Curia Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai SDB.

Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong on November 13, 2016 . With the age-related resignation of Cardinal Tong Hon, he succeeded him on August 1, 2017 as Bishop of Hong Kong.

Web links

Entry for Michael Yeung Ming-cheung on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ Hong Kong bishop Michael Yeung Ming-Cheung has died. AsiaNews.it, January 2, 2019, accessed January 7, 2019 .
↑ Hong Kong: Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung Dies at Age 73. Zenit, January 2, 2019, accessed January 7, 2019 .
^ Nomina del Vescovo Coadiutore di Hong Kong (Cina). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 13, 2016, accessed November 13, 2016 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Hong Kong (Cina Continentale). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 1, 2017, accessed August 1, 2017 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
John Cardinal Tong Hon	Bishop of Hong Kong 2017-2019	NN

personal data
SURNAME	Yeung, Michael Ming-cheung
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	楊鳴章 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chinese clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Shanghai
DATE OF DEATH	3rd January 2019
Place of death	Hong Kong

[1] Hong Kong bishop Michael Yeung Ming-Cheung has died. AsiaNews.it, January 2, 2019, accessed January 7, 2019 .

[2] Hong Kong: Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung Dies at Age 73. Zenit, January 2, 2019, accessed January 7, 2019 .

[3] Nomina del Vescovo Coadiutore di Hong Kong (Cina). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 13, 2016, accessed November 13, 2016 (Italian).

[4] Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Hong Kong (Cina Continentale). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 1, 2017, accessed August 1, 2017 (Italian).