List of bishops of Macau

Stephen Lee Bun-sang is the current bishop of Macau

Portuguese Jesuit priest Melchior Miguel Carniero Leitão was appointed as Titular Bishop of Nicaea on January 23, 1555 and serviced Macau; Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict for the establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau on January 26, 1576, and he was appointed as the first bishop of Macau and he served Macau till 1581. The current bishop of Macau is Stephen Lee Bun-sang.

Until now, there is no bishop appointed as archbishop or cardinal. However, Eugénio de Trigueiros and José da Costa Nunes were appointed as archbishop with the re-designation by the Pope.[1]

Symbol

All Catholic bishops are appointed by the Pope, and are considered as the messenger with the succession of apostolic under the definition in the Catechism of the Catholic Church;[2][3] and as same as bishops of Macau.

Responsibilities

The bishop of Macau whom is appointed as the spokesman of the Pope.[2] He is the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau under the division of jobs on behalf of the Pope, and he is responsible for the pastoral and charitable works within the Diocese.[1]。

For the jurisdiction for the responsibilities of bishop of Macau includes China, Japan, Hong Kong, Korean Peninsula and neighbouring areas; however, with the development and the needs for the pastoral works, Vatican established more than 600 Roman Catholic dioceses after the establishment of the Diocese of Macau. For now, the jurisdiction for the Diocese is within Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane where there are six parishes and three quasi-parishes.[1]

Bishops

Portuguese name
Chinese name		 Date of birth Date of Appointment Date of episcopal duties Date of inaugurate Date of resignation Date of death Remarks
1 Melchior Miguel Carniero Leitão, SJ
賈耐勞		 1519
Portugal		 1556 1560-12-15 1576 1581 1583-08-19
Macau		 [4]
2 Diogo Correia Valente, SJ
華倫他		 1568
Portugal		 1630 1618 1630 1633-10-22 1633-10-22
Macau
3 João de Casal, OSA
嘉素		 1641
Portugal		 1690-04-10 Unknown 1692 1735-09-20 1735-09-20
Macau		 [5]
4 Eugénio Trigueiros, OSA
德維智羅斯		 1684-01-09
Portugal		 1724 1727-12-07 1735-09-20 1739-02-11 1741-04-19 [6]
5 Hilário de Santa Rosa OSA, OFM
羅沙		 1693-03-01
Portugal		 1739-02-11 1741-03-05 1742 1752-08-18 1764-03-30
Portugal		 [7]
6 Barolomeu Manuel Mendes dos Reis
孟定士		 1720-08-23
Portugal		 1753-01-29 1753-07-25 1754 1772-06-14 1799-03-07
Portugal		 [8]
7 OSA Guimarães
祁羅沙 		1727-07-21
Portugal		 1772-07-13 1773-09-19 1774 1782 1799-02-17
Portugal		 [9]
8 Marcelina José da Silva
施利華 		1749-01-16
Portugal		 1789-07-15 1790-01-07 1791 1802-09-16 1830-06-11
Portugal		 [10]
9 Manuel de São Galdino, OFM
賈定諾		 1769-04-18
Portugal		 1802-02-12 1803-03-27 1803 1804-08-20 1831-07-15 [11]
10 Francisco Chacim, OFM
查善		 1767-09-15
Portugal		 1804-03-26 1804-11 1805 1828-01-31 1828-01-31
Macau		 [12]
11 Nicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, CM
栢朗古		 1777
Portugal		 1841-11-25 unknown 1841 1845-03-28 1845-03-28
Macau		 [13]
12 Jerónimo José da Mata, CM
馬他		 1804-12-18
Portugal 		1843-11-19 1846-12-21 1845-03-28 1862-09-25 1865-05-05
Portugal		 [14]
13 Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes
蘇沙 		1814-11-05
Portugal		 1873-06-25 1874-12-17 1877 1883-08-09 1887-09-07
Portugal		 [15]
14 António Joaquim de Medeiros
明德祿 		1846-10-15
Portugal		 1884-08-29 unknown 1884 1897-01-07 1897-01-07
Timor		 [16]
15 José Manuel de Carvalho
嘉惠勞 		1844-09-16
Portugal		 1897-02-04 1897-08-29 1897 1902-06-09 1904-04-24
Portugal		 [17]
16 João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro
鮑理諾 		1852-02-04
Portugal		 1902-06-09 1902-12-27 1902 1918-02-17 1918-02-17
Macau		 [18]
17 José da Costa Nunes
高若瑟 		1880-03-15
Portugal		 1920-11-20 1921-11-20 1920 1940-12-11 1976-11-29
Italy		 [19]
18 João de Deus Ramalho, SJ
羅若望		 1890-01-08
Portugal		 1942-09-24 1942-11-06 1942 1953 1958-02-26
Portugal		 [20]
19 Policarpo da Costa Vaz
高德華 		1908-02-22
Portugal		 1954-01-29 1950-06-29 1954 1960-11-21 1984-01-04
Portugal		 [21]
20 Paulo José Tavares
戴維理 		1920-01-25
Portugal		 1961-08-19 1961-09-21 1961 1973-06-12 1973-06-12
Portugal		 [22]
21 Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costas
高秉常 		1924-07-08
Portugal		 1976-01-20 1976-03-25 1976 1988-10-06 2016-09-12
Portugal		 [23]
22 Domingos Lam Ka-tseung
林家駿 		1928-04-09
Hong Kong		 1987-05-26 ^ 1987-09-08 1988-10-06 ^ 2003-06-30 2009-07-27
Macau		 [24]
23 José Lai Hung-seng
黎鴻昇		 1946-02-14
Macau		 2001-03-20 ^ 2001-06-02 2003-06-30 ^ 2016-01-16 n/a [25][26]
24 Stephen Lee Bun-sang

李斌生

 1956-11-10

Hong Kong

 2016-01-16 n/a 2016-01-23 incumbent n/a

Remarks

  1. ^ appointed as auxiliary bishop [1]
  2. ^ appointed as Assisting Bishop [1]
  3. ^ possessed, as taking the responsibility of the position [1]
  4. ^ date of assume to office [1]
  5. ^ due to the resignation [1]
  6. ^ resign as due to his death [1]
  7. ^ date of acting or assuming to the office [1]
  8. ^ resign as agreed the Pope due to retire [1]
  9. ^ was transferred to Portugal [1]
  10. ^ appointed as Acting Bishop in 1623 [1]
  11. ^ as Bishop of Japan [1]
  12. ^ Inaugurated in 1738 [1]
  13. ^ appointed as Archbishop of Diocese of Goa [1]
  14. ^ was transferred to Brasil and left Macau in 1765
  15. ^ arrive Macau in 1791 [1]
  16. ^ appointed as Assistant Archbishop of Diocese of Goa [1]
  17. ^ was transferred to Azores [1]
  18. ^ was appointed as Archbishop of the Diocese of Goa and Dammam [1]
  19. ^ was baptized as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Porto [1]
  20. ^ was as Acting Bishop in 1963 and 1965, he was elected as Acting Bishop on June 14, 1075 [1]
  21. ^ he is Emeritus Bishop of Macau [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Tse Tak Ian（Domingos Lam as the original author）; Lao Yuk Heng; Ho Lao Yat Sing (2006). 天主教澳門教區主教簡介 (in Chinese). Macau: Macau Diocese Social Communication Center. ISBN 9993787701.
  2. 1 2 Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). Vatican: Vatican Press. 1993.
  3. ↑ "How a Bishop is Chosen". http://frpat.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ "Bishop Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão, Society of Jesus". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  5. ↑ "Bishop João de Casal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Eugénio Trigueiros". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Hilário de Santa ROrder of Saint Augustine". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  8. ↑ "Bishop Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  9. ↑ "Bishop Alexandre da Silva PedrOrder of Saint Augustine". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  10. ↑ "Bishop Marcelino José Da Silva". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  11. ↑ "Archbishop Manuel Santo Galdino". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  12. ↑ "Bishop Francisco Chacim (Chachim)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  13. ↑ "Father Nicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  14. ↑ "Bishop Jerónimo José da Mata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  15. ↑ "Bishop Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  16. ↑ "Bishop Antônio Joaquim de Medeiros". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  17. ↑ "Bishop José Manuel de Carvalho". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  18. ↑ "Bishop João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  19. ↑ "José Cardinal da Costa Nuñes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  20. ↑ "Bishop João de Deus Ramalho". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  21. ↑ "Bishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  22. ↑ "Bishop Paulo José Tavares". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  23. ↑ "Bishop Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  24. ↑ "Bishop Domingos Lam Ka Tseung". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  25. ↑ "Diocese de Macau". Diocese of Macau. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  26. ↑ "Bishop José Lai Hung-seng". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
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