Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

22°16′43″N 114°09′14″E / 22.2787°N 114.1538°E / 22.2787; 114.1538

Diocese of Hong Kong Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis 香港教區
Cathedral of Hong Kong
Location
Territory	Hong Kong
Ecclesiastical province	Guangzhou, China (de jure) Exempt (de facto)
Statistics
Area	1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) (de facto)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2015) 7,374,900 (de facto) 581,000 (7.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Stephen Chow Sau-yan
Auxiliary Bishops	Joseph Ha Chi-shing
Vicar General	Peter Choy Wai-man Paul Kam Po-wai Joseph Chan Wing-chiu
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun John Tong Hon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (Chinese: 天主教香港教區; Latin: Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the see city, the metropolitan area where the bishop resides.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong is a de jure suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton).^[1] However, in practice it is an immediate subject of the Holy See.^{[citation needed]} Also in theory, not only Hong Kong, but also a small part of Guangdong province belongs^{[until when?]} to the diocese. In practice, however, the diocese only comprises^[when?] the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

There were about 395,000 local Catholics as of August 2022, and 169,000 Filipino Catholics in Hong Kong.^[2] They are served by 279 priests, 36 deacons, 62 brothers and 419 sisters.^[2] There are 52 parishes, comprising 39 churches, 28 chapels and 24 halls for religious purposes including the celebration of the liturgy. As for education, in 2022 there are 249 Catholic schools and kindergartens, having a total of over 136,000 pupils.