Dominic Chan

Rev. Dominic Chan Chi-ming
Rev. Dominic Chan Chi-ming's former house in Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung

Rev. Dominic Chan Chi-ming, V.G. (陳志明; born 1952) is the Vicar General of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese. He is also the Parish Priest of the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Early life

Chan was born in Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong in 1952. Chan is of A Hakka ancestry. He was ordained priest by Cardinal John Wu in 1979.

Chan later led funds to restore a chapel on Yim Tin Tsai Island in compliance with a UNESCO restoration project in 2016.[1]

Vicar General

Rev. Dominic Chan has been the Vicar General of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese[2] since 1992. In this office, he serves as Chairperson of the Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Marriage and the Family, the Diocesan Commission for Laity Formation, the Committee for Promoting the Cardinal's Pastoral Exhortation, the Diocesan Board of Catholic Cemeteries and the Diocesan Committee for the Permanent Diaconate. He is also an Ex-officio Member of the Council of Priests, the Diocesan Personnel Commission, the Hong Kong Catholic Board of Education, the Hong Kong Catholic Education Development Committee, the Central Management Committee for Diocesan Schools and the Diocesan Building and Development Commission. While Chan has been the Vicar General, Hong Kong has recruited more married men to become deacons (Hong Kong was the first Asian Diocese to ordain married men as deacons).[3][4] Chan visited former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang while Tsang's trials were ongoing.[5]

In 2017, Chan resided over the ceremonies in which the Our Lady of Fatima Statue passed through the territory on its first stop in route to Portugal to celebrate the centennial of the Martian apparition.[6]

Parish priest

Rev. Dominic Chan has also been the Parish Priest of the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception[7] since 2000.

On 17 August 2003, eight members of the radical Rainbow Action gay rights group disrupted a Sunday Mass at the Catholic Cathedral. As the Parish Priest of the cathedral, he prohibited Catholics who were sympathetic towards the group to enter the cathedral.

View on the elevation of Bishop Zen

On 13 February 2006, Rev. Dominic Chan expressed his view on the then possibility of the elevation of Joseph Zen, the Bishop of Hong Kong, to Cardinal. He said although he was still waiting for a formal announcement, he expected Zen to be elevated to cardinal in the next consistory. He believed that his elevation will show how important the Holy See values the church in China, and that it would be an honour to have a cardinal once again to head the diocese. Zen eventually became a Cardinal.[8]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Abandoned Hong Kong island gets new life as heritage site and ecotourism destination". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Disgraced Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang's brief return to public life ends with failed court appeal". Scmp. Scmp. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong Catholic Church aims to recruit more married men to serve as deacons". Christian Times. Christian Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Catholic Church in Hong Kong to recruit more married men to serve needy, top leader says". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Faith, family and friends brought Donald Tsang comfort through his many trials". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hong Kong Catholics welcome Our Lady of Fatima statue". Herald Malaysia. Herald Malaysia. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hong Kong Catholic priest allowed anti-gay speech to be delivered to congregation". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Card. Zen ends hunger strike for freedom of Hong Kong Catholic schools"". Asia News. Asia News. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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