Peter Lei
- Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1971–1973)
- Titular Bishop of Octaba (1971–1973)
by Francis Hsu
Canton,[clarification needed] Republic of China
St Paul's Hospital, Causeway Bay, British Hong Kong
Styles of Peter Lei | |
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Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | none |
Bishop Peter Lei Wang-Kei (李宏基主教; 29 March 1922 – 23 July 1974) was the fourth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.
Born in Nam Hoi, Kwangtung, Lei was ordained priest on 6 July 1955 and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 3 July 1971, appointed Titular Bishop of Octaba 8 September 1971.
He was sworn in as the Vicar Capitular on 23 May 1973. Appointed Bishop of Hong Kong on 21 December 1973 and installed on 22 April 1974, he died not long afterwards on 23 July 1974 of sudden heart attack.
See also
External links
- His Biography by the Catholic Church
Catholic Church titles | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Francis Hsu | Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 1971–1973 | Vacant Title next held by John Tong |
Preceded by | Bishop of Hong Kong 1973–1974 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Ernesto Sena de Oliveira | — TITULAR — Bishop of Octaba 1971–1973 | Succeeded by |
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- Theodore Joset
- Antonio Feliciani
- Luigi Ambrosi
- Timoleon Raimondi
- Enrico Valtorta
- Lorenzo Bianchi
- Francis Hsu
- Peter Lei
- John Baptist Wu
- Joseph Zen
- John Tong Hon
- Michael Yeung
- Stephen Chow
- Stephen Lee
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