Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Province
- Canton (nominal) , Directly subject to the Holy See (in practice)
- See
- Hong Kong
- Appointed
- 30 January 2008 (as coadjutor bishop )
- Installed
- 15 April 2009
- Term ended
- 1 August 2017
- Predecessor
- Joseph Zen , S.D.B.
- Successor
- Michael Yeung
- Other posts
- Cardinal-Priest of Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola (2012–present) Member of Council for the Economy (2014–present)
- Previous posts
- Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong (1992–2008) Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2008) Titular Bishop of Bossa (1996–2008) Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (2008–2009) Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong (2019–2021)
- Ordination
- 6 January 1966, by Pope Paul VI
- Consecration
- 9 December 1996, by John Baptist Wu
- Created cardinal
- 18 February 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- ( 1939-07-31 ) 31 July 1939 (age 86) , Central , British Hong Kong
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Residence
- Hong Kong
- Alma mater
- Chinese University of Hong Kong , Pontifical Urbaniana University
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- British Hong Kong
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- coadjutor bishop
- Educated at
- Pontifical Urbaniana University
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2013 conclave
- Image
- John Tong Hon.jpg
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- John Tong Hon
- date of birth
- 1939-07-31
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- John Tong Hon
- consecrator
- Charles Asa Schleck
- permanent resident of
- Hong Kong
- P8168
- Valérie Loker
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