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.
peter, bishop, wang, 李宏基主教, march, 1922, july, 1974, fourth, roman, catholic, bishop, hong, kong, excellency, most, reverendbishop, hong, kongdiocesehong, konginstalled22, april, 1974term, ended23, july, 1974predecessorfrancis, hsusuccessorjohn, baptist, wuord. 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 His Excellency The Most ReverendPeter LeiBishop of Hong KongDioceseHong KongInstalled22 April 1974Term ended23 July 1974PredecessorFrancis HsuSuccessorJohn Baptist WuOrdersOrdination6 July 1952Consecration8 September 1971by Francis HsuPersonal detailsBorn 1922 03 29 29 March 1922Canton clarification needed Republic of ChinaDied23 July 1974 1974 07 23 aged 52 St Paul s Hospital Causeway Bay British Hong KongBuriedCrypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Hong KongNationalityCitizen of the United Kingdom and ColoniesDenominationCatholicResidenceHong KongPrevious post s Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 1971 1973 Titular Bishop of Octaba 1971 1973 Alma materRegional Seminary of South ChinaMottoPer Crucem Ad LucemCoat of arms Styles of Peter LeiReference styleHis ExcellencyThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleBishopPosthumous stylenone 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 editCatholic Diocese of Hong KongExternal links editHis Biography by the Catholic Church Catholic Church titles VacantTitle last held byFrancis Hsu Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong1971 1973 VacantTitle next held byJohn Tong Preceded byFrancis Hsu Bishop of Hong Kong1973 1974 Succeeded byJohn Baptist Wu Preceded byErnesto Sena de Oliveira TITULAR Bishop of Octaba1971 1973 Succeeded byDavid Edward Foley Portals nbsp Catholicism nbsp Hong Kong nbsp This article about a Catholic bishop from Asia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Hong Kong biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Lei amp oldid 1184433487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
