Thomas Soo Yee-Po JP (; born 2 March 1941) is a retired Anglican bishop who served as the first

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of the

Diocese of Western Kowloon The Diocese of Western Kowloon is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. Its territory covers most of western Kowloon and the western New Territories (excluding the Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, outlying islands of Hong Kong) ...

in the Hong Kong Anglican Church from 1998 to 2011.

Career

Soo was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at

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; and served as an

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for Kowloon West & New Territories West (in the

Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao The Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao was an extra-provincial diocese in the Anglican Communion serving Hong Kong and Macau. It existed from 1951 until 1998, when it was reorganized as an autonomous Anglican church, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. His ...

) in anticipation of the diocese's split, at which point he became a diocesan bishop. In 2007, he led a nine-person delegation from Hong Kong to visit

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to discuss unity between churches. In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China. He was the chairman of the

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until 2010. Soo was succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He is now the Honorary Chaplain in

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, Diocese of Western Kowloon.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soo, Thomas Yee-Po 1941 births Living people Hong Kong Anglicans Anglican bishops of Western Kowloon

Career

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