Peter Lei

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Peter Lei
Bishop of Hong Kong
DioceseHong Kong
Installed22 April 1974
Term ended23 July 1974
PredecessorFrancis Hsu
SuccessorJohn Baptist Wu
Previous posts
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1971–1973)
  • Titular Bishop of Octaba (1971–1973)
Orders
Ordination6 July 1952
by Antonio Riberi
Consecration8 September 1971
by Francis Hsu
Personal details
Born(1922-03-29)29 March 1922
Died23 July 1974(1974-07-23) (aged 52)
BuriedCrypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong
NationalityCitizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
DenominationCatholic
ResidenceHong Kong
Alma materRegional Seminary of South China
MottoPer Crucem Ad Lucem
Coat of armsPeter Lei's coat of arms
Styles of
Peter Lei
Reference styleHis Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Peter Lei
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAntonio Riberi
DateJune 26, 1955
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorFrancis Hsu
Co-consecratorsStanislaus Lo Kuang, Paulo José Tavares
DateSeptember 8, 1971
PlaceCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong

Bishop Peter Lei Wang-Kei (李宏基主教; 29 March 1922 – 23 July 1974) was the fourth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.

Biography

Born in Nam Hoi, Canton, Lei was ordained priest on 6 July 1955 and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 3 July 1971, appointed Titular Bishop of Octaba 8 September 1971.

He was sworn in as the Vicar Capitular on 23 May 1973. Appointed Bishop of Hong Kong on 21 December 1973 and installed on 22 April 1974, he died not long afterwards on 23 July 1974 of sudden heart attack.

His remains were buried in St. Michael's Cemetery in Happy Valley, and later exhumed and re-buried in the Crypt at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

References

See also

  • His Biography by the Catholic Church


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