Enrico Valtorta

The Most Reverend
Enrico Valtorta
Bishop of Hong Kong
Diocese Hong Kong
Installed 8 March 1926
Term ended 31 October 1948
Predecessor Dominic Pozzoni
Successor Lorenzo Bianchi
Orders
Ordination 30 March 1907
Consecration 13 June 1926
Personal details
Born (1883-05-14)14 May 1883
Carate Brianza, Italy
Died 3 September 1951(1951-09-03) (aged 68)
British Hong Kong
Denomination Catholic
Motto Ponere Vitam
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Styles of
Enrico Valtorta
Reference style The Right Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style none

Enrico Pascal Valtorta (Traditional Chinese:恩理覺主教) (14 May 1883 – 3 September 1951) was the last Apostolic Vicar and the first Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong. He was born in Italy at Carate Brianza, and was ordained priest on 30 March 1907 for the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). He arrived in Hong Kong on 5 October 1907 and from 1909 to 1911 was apostolic missionary for Nam Tau (San On District) and Sai Kung (New Territories); Rector of St. Joseph's Church at Garden Road and teacher at seminary in 1913; Chaplain to Victoria Gaol (1921–1925). Appointed 4th Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong on 8 March 1926, was consecrated Titular Bishop of Lerus on 13 June 1926. Hong Kong Apostolic Vicariate was raised to a Diocese on 11 April 1946. Bishop Valtorta was installed as Bishop of the Hong Kong Diocese on 31 October1948. He died in Hong Kong in 1951. Valtorta College in Tai Po was named after him.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Dominico Pozzoni
Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong
1905–1924
Succeeded by
none
(Elevated as Diocese)
Preceded by
none
(Prefecture Apostolic)
Bishop of Hong Kong
1951–1951
Succeeded by
Lorenzo Bianchi
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