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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.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Peter Lei | |
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Bishop of Hong Kong | |
Diocese | Hong Kong |
Installed | 22 April 1974 |
Term ended | 23 July 1974 |
Predecessor | Francis Hsu |
Successor | John Baptist Wu |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 6 July 1952 |
Consecration | 8 September 1971 by Francis Hsu |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 23 July 1974 52) St Paul's Hospital, Causeway Bay, British Hong Kong | (aged
Buried | Crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong |
Nationality | Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies |
Denomination | Catholic |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Alma mater | Regional Seminary of South China |
Motto | Per Crucem Ad Lucem |
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Styles of Peter Lei | |
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Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | none |
Born in Nam Hoi, Kwangtung, 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.
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