Timothy Kwok

Timothy Kwok (郭志丕; born 1959) was a Anglican Bishop from Hong Kong who are currently serving as Bishop of Diocese of Eastern Kowloon since November 2014.


Timothy Kwok Chi Pei
Bishop of Eastern Kowloon
ProvinceHong Kong Anglican Church
DioceseWestern Kowloon
Installed24 November 2014
PredecessorLouis Tsui
Personal details
Born1959
Hong Kong
DenominationAnglican
EducationUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford
University of Birmingham
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Date21-9-1988
PlaceHong Kong
Priestly ordination
Date18 September 1989
PlaceHong Kong
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPaul Kwong
Co-consecrators
Date23 November 2014
PlaceHong Kong

Early life

Timothy Kwok was born in Hong Kong at the year of 1959, he was baptized in 1968 and the Sacrament of Confirmation in 1974.

Ministry

On 21 September 1988, he was ordained deacon from the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao and ordained priest in the next year, from 1988 to 1994, Fr Timothy was served as associate priest in St Peter's Church, Castle Peak and priest-in-charge in 1995 until his episcopal ordination in 2014.

Fr Timothy Kwok was elected as the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon[1] on 30 March 2014, his ordination was held on 23 November 2014 by Archbishop Paul Kwong. On the next day, 24 November 2014, Bishop Timothy was officially enthroned in Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Family

Timothy Kwok was married and have 2 sons.

References

  1. Wickeri, Philip L.; Chen, Ruiwen (2019). Thy Kingdom Come: A Photographic History of Anglicanism in Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China. Hong Kong University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9789888528028.
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