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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Domingos Lam Ka-tseung

Bishop of Macau
Church Roman Catholic Church
Diocese Macau
Installed6 October 1988
Term ended30 June 2003
Predecessor Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Successor José Lai
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
Nationality Chinese[ citation needed]
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Macau (1987–1988)
Alma mater St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Coat of arms Domingos Lam Ka-tseung's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Domingos Lam
History
Priestly ordination
Date27 December 1953
Place Portuguese Macau
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa ( Macau)
Co-consecrators James Chan Soon Cheong ( Malacca-Johor)
John Baptist Wu ( Hong Kong)
Date8 September 1987
Place Cathedral 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 style His Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop
Domingos Lam
Chinese林家駿
Cantonese YaleLàhm Gāa Jeun

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. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81 in 2009 [3]

References

  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