Domingos Lam

Domingos Lam
Chinese 林家駿

Domingos Lam Ka Tseung (Chinese: 林家駿; 9 April 1928 – 27 July 2009) [1] was the first Chinese born bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau.[2] On 26 May 1987 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Macau and succeeded to Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa, the last Portuguese bishop, on 6 October 1988. He resigned on 30 June 2003, and died aged 81.[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.
  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.
Preceded by
Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (高秉常)
Roman Catholic Bishop of Macau
1988–2003
Succeeded by
José Lai 黎鴻昇


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