José Lai
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, 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.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend José Lai Hung-seng | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Macau | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Macau |
| Installed | 30 June 2003 |
| Term ended | 16 January 2016 |
| Predecessor | Domingos Lam |
| Successor | Stephen Lee Bun-sang |
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| Ordination | 28 October 1972 |
| Consecration | 2 June 2001 by Domingos Lam |
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| Born | 14 January 1946 Portuguese Macau |
| Nationality | Chinese (Macanese) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Macau |
| Parents | Joseph Paul Lai Sio Kei Maria Celestina Tchoi Lao Mei |
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| Alma mater | St. Joseph's Seminary and Church Diocesan Seminary of Leiria (1967–1971) |
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Ordination history of José Lai | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of José Lai Hung-seng | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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| Chinese | 黎鴻昇 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lai was born in Macau and attended St. Joseph's Seminary and Church before going to Portugal for further studies at Diocesan Seminary of Leiria from 1967 to 1971 and to Grottaferrata.
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