Stephen Lee (bishop)
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Stephen Lee Bun-sang | |
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| Bishop of Macau | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Macau |
| Installed | 16 January 2016 |
| Predecessor | José Lai Hung-seng |
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| Ordination | 20 August 1988 |
| Consecration | 30 August 2014 by John Tong Hon |
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| Born | 10 November 1956 |
| Nationality | Chinese[citation needed] (Hong Kong) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Macau |
| Alma mater | University of Navarra |
| Motto | Ut omnes unum sint (English: That they all may be one) |
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| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Stephen Lee Bun-sang (born 10 November 1956, in Hong Kong; in Chinese: 李斌生; pinyin: Lǐ bīnshēng) is a Hongkonger Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Macau since 2016.
Lee entered the priesthood in 1988 and became Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong in 2014.[3] He is a numerary of Opus Dei.
Early life
[edit]Lee was born in and raised in Hong Kong. He was baptized as Roman Catholic on 24 July 1976. He received his Bachelor in Architectural Studies in England. Lee went back to Hong Kong to start up his profession as architect.
Presbyterial ministry
[edit]After joining Opus Dei as a Numerary Member in 1978, Lee went to Rome for his studies in Philosophy and Theology. He was ordained priest on 20 August 1988 in the Shrine of Torreciudad, Spain. In 1990, he received his Doctorate in Canon Law in the University of Navarra, Spain.
As a priest of Opus Dei, his pastoral assignment is preaching the retreat, giving spiritual direction for the members of Opus Dei.
Until 2014, Lee served as supervisor of Tak Sun School in Kowloon. He was also the Opus Dei Regional Vicar of East Asia and the Defender of the Diocesan Magisterial Court.
Episcopal ministry
[edit]On 11 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed Lee as one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong, alongside with Michael Yeung and Joseph Ha. He received his episcopal ordination on 30 August 2014 by Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop of Hong Kong.
On 16 January 2016, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the Bishop of Macau, José Lai Hung Seng. Pope Francis then appointed Bishop Lee as the next Bishop of Macau. He was officially installed on 23 January 2016 during the Solemn Holy Mass for the 440th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diocese of Macau.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong: Three new auxiliary bishops ordained". O Clarim. Macau. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Mgr Stephen Lee is the new bishop of Macau". AsiaNews. Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
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