Jump to content

Domingos Lam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Domingos Lam Ka-tseung

Bishop of Macau
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseMacau
Installed6 October 1988
Term ended30 June 2003
PredecessorArquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
SuccessorJosé Lai
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Macau (1987–1988)
Orders
Ordination27 December 1953
Consecration8 September 1987
by Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Personal details
Born(1928-04-09)9 April 1928
Died27 July 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 81)
Macau
BuriedSão Miguel Arcanjo Cemetery, Macau
NationalityChinese[citation needed]
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSt. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Coat of armsDomingos Lam Ka-tseung's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Domingos Lam
History
Priestly ordination
Date27 December 1953
PlacePortuguese Macau
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorArquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (Macau)
Co-consecratorsJames Chan Soon Cheong (Malacca-Johor)
John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong)
Date8 September 1987
PlaceCathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Domingos Lam as principal consecrator
José Lai2 June 2001
Styles of
Domingos Lam Ka-tseung
Reference styleHis Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Domingos Lam
Chinese林家駿
Cantonese YaleLàhm Gāa Dzeun
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Jiājùn
Wade–GilesLin Chia-chün
Yale RomanizationLín Jyājyùn
IPA[lǐn tɕjátɕŷn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàhm Gāa Dzeun
JyutpingLam4 Gaa1 Zeon3
IPA[lɐ̏m káː tsœ̄n]

Domingos Lam Ka Tseung GOIH GCIH GOC GLM (Chinese: 林家駿; 9 April 1928 – 27 July 2009) [1] was the first Chinese-born bishop (in Hong Kong then under British sovereignty) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau.[2] On 26 May 1987, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Macau and succeeded Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, the last Portuguese bishop, on 6 October 1988 upon Rodrigues' resignation. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81 in 2009.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Msgr Domingos Lam, Bishop Emeritus of Macau, dies.
  2. ^ "Catholic Church sees little change in Macao handover". Asian Political News. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2009-01-25. [dead link]
  3. ^ "MACAU Bishop Lai Succeeds Bishop Lam, Puts Emphasis on Greater Role for Laity". UCA News. 2003-07-04. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
Catholic Church titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jerónimo da Mata
Coadjutor Bishop of Macau
1987–1988
Vacant
Title next held by
José Lai
Preceded by Bishop of Macau
1988–2003
Succeeded by