José Lai Hung-seng (Chinese: 黎鴻昇; born 14 January 1946, in Macau) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Macau, the first born in the diocese and the second Chinese bishop,[1] the first being Domingos Lam. Lai was appointed on 23 January 2001 Coadjutor and succeeded on 30 June 2003. He was succeeded by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang (Chinese: 李斌生) on 23 January 2016.

Lai was born in Macau and attended St. Joseph's Seminary and Church before going to Portugal for further studies [2] at Diocesan Seminary of Leiria from 1967 to 1971 and to Grottaferrata.

References

  1. ^ Greenlees, Donald (25 December 2007). "In Macau, the church is in crisis as it seeks younger members". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Diocesan Directory | ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
Catholic Church titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Domingos Lam 		Coadjutor Bishop of Macau
2001–2003 		Vacant
Preceded by Bishop of Macau
2003–2016 		Succeeded by


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Lai
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