Thomas Soo
Thomas Soo Yee-Po JP (Chinese: 蘇以葆 born 2 March 1941) was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon in the Hong Kong Anglican Church and was succeeded by Andrew Chan in 2012. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1995 at St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong); and served as an area bishop for Kowloon West & New Territories West (in the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao) in anticipation of the diocese's split, at which point he became a diocesan bishop. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council until 2010.
Thomas Soo Yee-Po | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Western Kowloon | |
| Province | Hong Kong Anglican Church |
| Diocese | Western Kowloon |
| Installed | 18 October 1998 |
| Term ended | 31 December 2011 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Chan |
| Other post(s) | area bishop for Kowloon West (1995–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 Hong Kong |
In 2007, he led a nine-person delegation from Hong Kong to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to discuss unity between churches.
In 2009, Soo gave a speech regarding religion harmony and peace in mainland China.
Soo is now the Honorary Chaplain in All Saints' Cathedral, Diocese of Western Kowloon.