Fr Hon Tai-Fai Secretary of the Congregation for Evangelisation

(ANS – Vatican , 23 December 2010 ) – The Pope has appointed as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of the Peoples Fr Savio Hon Tai-Fai SDB , Professor of Theology in the Hong Kong Seminary, Member of the International Theological Commission and Ordinary Members of the Pontifical Academy of Theology at the same time raising him to the titular see of Sila, with the dignity of Archbishop.

Fr Savio Hon Tai-Fai, born in Hong Kong in 1950, made his first religious profession on 15 August 1969, and perpetual profession 15 August 1975 and was ordained priest in Hong Kong on 17 July 1982.

He obtained a first degree in Philosophy at the University of London and a doctorate in Theology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. Among the office he has filled have been Provincial Secretary, Provincial Delegate for Social Communication, Moderator and President of a number of Provincial Chapters, Vice Provincial and Provincial, Delegate at several General Chapters and Moderator at the General Chapter of 2002.

Visiting Professor in various Seminaries in China, he has also published a number of works especially in Theology. In addition he was also responsible for the translation into Chinese of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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