Domingos Lam

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Domingos Lam Ka-tseung GLM
Bishop of Macau
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Macau
Installed	6 October 1988
Term ended	30 June 2003
Predecessor	Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Successor	José Lai
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau (1987–1988)
Orders
Ordination	27 December 1953
Consecration	8 September 1987 by Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa
Personal details
Born	(1928-04-09)9 April 1928 British Hong Kong
Died	27 July 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 81) Macau
Buried	São Miguel Arcanjo Cemetery, Macau
Nationality	Chinese^[citation needed]
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Domingos Lam
History Priestly ordination Date 27 December 1953 Place Portuguese Macau Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (Macau) Co-consecrators James Chan Soon Cheong (Malacca-Johor) John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong) Date 8 September 1987 Place Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Domingos Lam as principal consecrator José Lai 2 June 2001

Styles of Domingos Lam Ka-tseung
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Domingos Lam
Chinese	林家駿
Cantonese Yale	Làhm Gāa Dzeun
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Jiājùn Wade–Giles Lin Chia-chün Yale Romanization Lín Jyājyùn IPA [lǐn tɕjátɕŷn] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Làhm Gāa Dzeun Jyutping Lam4 Gaa1 Zeon3 IPA [lɐ̏m káː tsœ̄n]

Domingos Lam Ka Tseung GOIH GCIH GOC GLM (Chinese: 林家駿; 9 April 1928 – 27 July 2009) ^[1] was the first Chinese-born bishop (in Hong Kong then under British sovereignty) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau.^[2] On 26 May 1987, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Macau and succeeded Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, the last Portuguese bishop, on 6 October 1988 upon Rodrigues' resignation. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81 in 2009.^[3]

References

1. Msgr Domingos Lam, Bishop Emeritus of Macau, dies.
2. "Catholic Church sees little change in Macao handover". Asian Political News. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2009-01-25. ^{[dead link]}
3. "MACAU Bishop Lai Succeeds Bishop Lam, Puts Emphasis on Greater Role for Laity". UCA News. 2003-07-04. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

Catholic Church titles
Vacant Title last held by Jerónimo da Mata	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau 1987–1988	Vacant Title next held by José Lai
Preceded by Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa	Bishop of Macau 1988–2003	Succeeded by José Lai