Cardinal John TONG has appointed/reappointed the following to be Deans for a two-year term, effective 15 October 2021:
1.HONG KONG EAST DEANERY
Rev. Joseph TAN, SVD
(in place of Rev. Moses NGAI Tak-man)
2.HONG KONG SOUTH-WEST AND ISLANDS DEANERY
Rev. James BOEY
(in place of Rev. Pierre LAM Minh, MEP)
3.EAST KOWLOON DEANERY
Rev. Timothy WAN Kwok-kwong
4.CENTRAL KOWLOON DEANERY
Rev. Johnson DHOS, SVD
(in place of Rev. Renzo MILANESE, PIME)
5.SOUTH-WEST KOWLOON DEANERY
Rev. Stephen IP Ting-kwok
(in place of Rev. Mario E. GUTIÉRREZ CARREJO, MG)
6.NORTH-EAST NEW TERRITORIES DEANERY
Rev. Martin IP Po-lam
7.SOUTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES DEANERY
Rev. Joseph MAK King-hung
(in place of Rev. Joseph CHAN Wing-chiu)
8.NORTH-WEST NEW TERRITORIES DEANERY
Rev. Paul KAM Po-wai
(in place of Rev. Gervais E. BAUDRY, IVE)
II.TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS
Cardinal John TONG has made the following transfers and appointments:
(a) Effective 1 November 2021
Rev. Francis ZHAO, CICM, ceases to be Assistant Parish Priest in St. Mary’s Parish, Hunghom, Kowloon.
(b) Effective 15 November 2021
Rev. Joseph FAN Kam-tong ceases to be Parish Priest of St. James’ Parish, Yau Tong, Kowloon; he is to be appointed Assistant Parish Priest in St. Paul’s Parish, Yaumati, Kowloon.
Rev. Patrick MASSCHELEIN, CICM, ceases to be Parish Priest of St. Mary’s Parish, Hunghom, Kowloon; he is to be appointed Parish Priest of the above-mentioned St. James’ Parish.
Rev. John B. KWAN Kit-tong ceases to be Parish Priest of St. Margaret Mary’s Parish, Happy Valley, Hong Kong; he is to be appointed Parish Priest of the above-mentioned St. Mary’s Parish.
Rev. Andrew KIM, KMS, currently Assistant Parish Priest in the above-mentioned St. Margaret Mary’s Parish, is to be appointed Parish Priest of the same parish.
Rev. Francis Vergara MAHILUM, CICM, is to be appointed Assistant Parish Priest in the above-mentioned St. James’ Parish.
Rev. Francis ZHAO, CICM, is to be appointed Assistant Parish Priest in the above-mentioned St. Margaret Mary’s Parish.