Stephen Lee Bun-sang (born 10 November 1956, in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
; in ) 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.
He is a numerary of
Opus Dei
is an institution of the Catholic Church that was founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaría Escrivá. Its stated mission is to help its lay and clerical members seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies. Opus Dei is officially r ...
.
Early life
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
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
The University of Navarra is a private Catholic research university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of '' Opus Dei'', as a corporat ...
, 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
Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
. He was also the Opus Dei Regional Vicar of East Asia and the Defender of the Diocesan Magisterial Court.
Episcopal ministry
On 11 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed Lee as one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong, alongside
Michael Yeung and
Joseph Ha
Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M. (, born 4 March 1959), is a Roman Catholic bishop and currently the auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong.
Biography
Ha was born in Hong Kong, and started learning Catholic catechism and was then baptised during his study i ...
. He received his episcopal ordination on 30 August 2014 by Cardinal
John Tong Hon
John Tong Hon (, born 31 July 1939) is a prelate of the Catholic Church from Hong Kong. A cardinal since 2012, he was auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2008, then coadjutor bishop of the diocese for a year, and Bishop of Hong Kon ...
, 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
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List of bishops of Macau
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Diocese of Macau
The Diocese of Macau (; ) is a Latin Church exempt ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church, in contrast with the Diocese of Hong Kong, which is, ''de jure'', part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Guangdong.
The territory o ...
*
Opus Dei
is an institution of the Catholic Church that was founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaría Escrivá. Its stated mission is to help its lay and clerical members seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies. Opus Dei is officially r ...
References
1956 births
21st-century Hong Kong people
21st-century Macau people
Roman Catholic bishops of Macau
Hong Kong Christian clergy
Hong Kong expatriates in Spain
Hong Kong Roman Catholic bishops
Opus Dei members
Living people
University of Navarra alumni
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