Domingos Lam
Chinese-born bishop
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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 upon Rodrigues' resignation. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81 in 2009.[3]
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Domingos Lam Ka-tseung | |
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| Bishop of Macau | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Macau |
| Installed | 6 October 1988 |
| Term ended | 30 June 2003 |
| Predecessor | Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa |
| Successor | José Lai |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 December 1953 |
| Consecration | 8 September 1987 by Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa |
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| Born | 9 April 1928 |
| Died | 27 July 2009 (aged 81) |
| Buried | São Miguel Arcanjo Cemetery, Macau |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's Seminary and Church |
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Date27 December 1953
Date27 December 1953
PlacePortuguese Macau
Principal consecratorArquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (Macau)
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| Styles of Domingos Lam Ka-tseung | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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| Chinese | 林家駿 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Làhm Gāa Dzeun | ||||||||||||||||||||
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