List of bishops of Macau

Stephen Lee Bun-sang is the current bishop of Macau

Portuguese Jesuit priest Melchior Miguel Carniero Leitão was appointed as Titular Bishop of Nicaea on January 23, 1555 and serviced Macau; Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict for the establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau on January 26, 1576, and he was appointed as the first bishop of Macau and he served Macau till 1581. The current bishop of Macau is Stephen Lee Bun-sang.

Until now, there is no bishop appointed as archbishop or cardinal. However, Eugénio de Trigueiros and José da Costa Nunes were appointed as archbishop with the re-designation by the Pope.^[1]

Symbol

All Catholic bishops are appointed by the Pope, and are considered as the messenger with the succession of apostolic under the definition in the Catechism of the Catholic Church;^[2][3] and as same as bishops of Macau.

Responsibilities

The bishop of Macau whom is appointed as the spokesman of the Pope.^[2] He is the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau under the division of jobs on behalf of the Pope, and he is responsible for the pastoral and charitable works within the Diocese.^[1]。

For the jurisdiction for the responsibilities of bishop of Macau includes China, Japan, Hong Kong, Korean Peninsula and neighbouring areas; however, with the development and the needs for the pastoral works, Vatican established more than 600 Roman Catholic dioceses after the establishment of the Diocese of Macau. For now, the jurisdiction for the Diocese is within Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane where there are six parishes and three quasi-parishes.^[1]

Bishops

	Portuguese name Chinese name	Date of birth	Date of Appointment	Date of episcopal duties	Date of inaugurate	Date of resignation	Date of death	Remarks
1	Melchior Miguel Carniero Leitão, SJ 賈耐勞	1519 Portugal	1556	1560-12-15	1576	1581	1583-08-19 Macau	[4]
2	Diogo Correia Valente, SJ 華倫他	1568 Portugal	1630	1618	1630	1633-10-22	1633-10-22 Macau
3	João de Casal, OSA 嘉素	1641 Portugal	1690-04-10	Unknown	1692	1735-09-20	1735-09-20 Macau	[5]
4	Eugénio Trigueiros, OSA 德維智羅斯	1684-01-09 Portugal	1724	1727-12-07	1735-09-20	1739-02-11	1741-04-19	[6]
5	Hilário de Santa Rosa OSA, OFM 羅沙	1693-03-01 Portugal	1739-02-11	1741-03-05	1742	1752-08-18	1764-03-30 Portugal	[7]
6	Barolomeu Manuel Mendes dos Reis 孟定士	1720-08-23 Portugal	1753-01-29	1753-07-25	1754	1772-06-14	1799-03-07 Portugal	[8]
7	OSA Guimarães 祁羅沙	1727-07-21 Portugal	1772-07-13	1773-09-19	1774	1782	1799-02-17 Portugal	[9]
8	Marcelina José da Silva 施利華	1749-01-16 Portugal	1789-07-15	1790-01-07	1791	1802-09-16	1830-06-11 Portugal	[10]
9	Manuel de São Galdino, OFM 賈定諾	1769-04-18 Portugal	1802-02-12	1803-03-27	1803	1804-08-20	1831-07-15	[11]
10	Francisco Chacim, OFM 查善	1767-09-15 Portugal	1804-03-26	1804-11	1805	1828-01-31	1828-01-31 Macau	[12]
11	Nicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja, CM 栢朗古	1777 Portugal	1841-11-25	unknown	1841	1845-03-28	1845-03-28 Macau	[13]
12	Jerónimo José da Mata, CM 馬他	1804-12-18 Portugal	1843-11-19	1846-12-21	1845-03-28	1862-09-25	1865-05-05 Portugal	[14]
13	Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes 蘇沙	1814-11-05 Portugal	1873-06-25	1874-12-17	1877	1883-08-09	1887-09-07 Portugal	[15]
14	António Joaquim de Medeiros 明德祿	1846-10-15 Portugal	1884-08-29	unknown	1884	1897-01-07	1897-01-07 Timor	[16]
15	José Manuel de Carvalho 嘉惠勞	1844-09-16 Portugal	1897-02-04	1897-08-29	1897	1902-06-09	1904-04-24 Portugal	[17]
16	João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro 鮑理諾	1852-02-04 Portugal	1902-06-09	1902-12-27	1902	1918-02-17	1918-02-17 Macau	[18]
17	José da Costa Nunes 高若瑟	1880-03-15 Portugal	1920-11-20	1921-11-20	1920	1940-12-11	1976-11-29 Italy	[19]
18	João de Deus Ramalho, SJ 羅若望	1890-01-08 Portugal	1942-09-24	1942-11-06	1942	1953	1958-02-26 Portugal	[20]
19	Policarpo da Costa Vaz 高德華	1908-02-22 Portugal	1954-01-29	1950-06-29	1954	1960-11-21	1984-01-04 Portugal	[21]
20	Paulo José Tavares 戴維理	1920-01-25 Portugal	1961-08-19	1961-09-21	1961	1973-06-12	1973-06-12 Portugal	[22]
21	Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costas 高秉常	1924-07-08 Portugal	1976-01-20	1976-03-25	1976	1988-10-06	2016-09-12 Portugal	[23]
22	Domingos Lam Ka-tseung 林家駿	1928-04-09 Hong Kong	1987-05-26 ^	1987-09-08	1988-10-06 ^	2003-06-30	2009-07-27 Macau	[24]
23	José Lai Hung-seng 黎鴻昇	1946-02-14 Macau	2001-03-20 ^	2001-06-02	2003-06-30 ^	2016-01-16	n/a	[25][26]
24	Stephen Lee Bun-sang 李斌生	1956-11-10 Hong Kong	2016-01-16	n/a	2016-01-23	incumbent	n/a

Remarks

1. ^ appointed as auxiliary bishop ^[1]
2. ^ appointed as Assisting Bishop ^[1]
3. ^ possessed, as taking the responsibility of the position ^[1]
4. ^ date of assume to office ^[1]
5. ^ due to the resignation ^[1]
6. ^ resign as due to his death ^[1]
7. ^ date of acting or assuming to the office ^[1]
8. ^ resign as agreed the Pope due to retire ^[1]
9. ^ was transferred to Portugal ^[1]
10. ^ appointed as Acting Bishop in 1623 ^[1]
11. ^ as Bishop of Japan ^[1]
12. ^ Inaugurated in 1738 ^[1]
13. ^ appointed as Archbishop of Diocese of Goa ^[1]
14. ^ was transferred to Brasil and left Macau in 1765
15. ^ arrive Macau in 1791 ^[1]
16. ^ appointed as Assistant Archbishop of Diocese of Goa ^[1]
17. ^ was transferred to Azores ^[1]
18. ^ was appointed as Archbishop of the Diocese of Goa and Dammam ^[1]
19. ^ was baptized as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Porto ^[1]
20. ^ was as Acting Bishop in 1963 and 1965, he was elected as Acting Bishop on June 14, 1075 ^[1]
21. ^ he is Emeritus Bishop of Macau ^[1]

References

1. Tse Tak Ian（Domingos Lam as the original author）; Lao Yuk Heng; Ho Lao Yat Sing (2006). 天主教澳門教區主教簡介 (in Chinese). Macau: Macau Diocese Social Communication Center. ISBN 9993787701.
2. Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). Vatican: Vatican Press. 1993.
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5. "Bishop João de Casal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
6. "Archbishop Eugénio Trigueiros". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
7. "Bishop Hilário de Santa ROrder of Saint Augustine". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
8. "Bishop Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
9. "Bishop Alexandre da Silva PedrOrder of Saint Augustine". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
10. "Bishop Marcelino José Da Silva". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
11. "Archbishop Manuel Santo Galdino". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
12. "Bishop Francisco Chacim (Chachim)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
13. "Father Nicolaus Rodrigues Pereira de Borja". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
14. "Bishop Jerónimo José da Mata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
15. "Bishop Manuel Bernardo de Sousa Enes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
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18. "Bishop João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
19. "José Cardinal da Costa Nuñes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
20. "Bishop João de Deus Ramalho". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
21. "Bishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
22. "Bishop Paulo José Tavares". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
23. "Bishop Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
24. "Bishop Domingos Lam Ka Tseung". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
25. "Diocese de Macau". Diocese of Macau. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
26. "Bishop José Lai Hung-seng". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-05-19.

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