Stephen Lee (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Stephen Lee Bun-sang
Bishop of Macau
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Macau
Term Start:16 January 2016
Predecessor:José Lai Hung-seng
Ordination:20 August 1988
Consecration:30 August 2014
Consecrated By:John Tong Hon
Motto:Latin: Ut omnes unum sint
(English: That they all may be one)
Birth Date:10 November 1956
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Nationality: (Hong Kong)
Religion:Roman Catholic
Residence:Macau
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Stephen Lee Bun Sang.svg
Stephen Lee Bun-sang
Dipstyle:His Excellency
The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Bishop

Stephen Lee Bun-sang (born 10 November 1956, in Hong Kong; in) is a Hongkonger Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Macau since 2016.

Lee entered the priesthood in 1988 and became Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong in 2014.[1] He is a numerary of Opus Dei.

Early life

Lee was born in and raised in Hong Kong. He was baptized as Roman Catholic on 24 July 1976. He received his Bachelor in Architectural Studies in England. Lee went back to Hong Kong to start up his profession as architect.

Presbyterial ministry

After joining Opus Dei as a Numerary Member in 1978, Lee went to Rome for his studies in Philosophy and Theology. He was ordained priest on 20 August 1988 in the Shrine of Torreciudad, Spain. In 1990, he received his Doctorate in Canon Law in the University of Navarra, Spain.

As a priest of Opus Dei, his pastoral assignment is preaching the retreat, giving spiritual direction for the members of Opus Dei.

Until 2014, Lee served as supervisor of Tak Sun School in Kowloon. He was also the Opus Dei Regional Vicar of East Asia and the Defender of the Diocesan Magisterial Court.

Episcopal ministry

On 11 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed Lee as one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of Hong Kong, alongside with Michael Yeung and Joseph Ha. He received his episcopal ordination on 30 August 2014 by Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop of Hong Kong.

On 16 January 2016, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the Bishop of Macau, José Lai Hung Seng. Pope Francis then appointed Bishop Lee as the next Bishop of Macau. He was officially installed on 23 January 2016 during the Solemn Holy Mass for the 440th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diocese of Macau.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang [Catholic-Hierarchy].