BISHOP VINCENT PRESENTS: Cardinal Stephen Chow SJ, Hong Kong, on ‘Bridge Building’

Event Details

Bishop Vincent Presents Lecture series

A conversation with Cardinal Chow SJ, Bishop of Hong Kong, one of the most senior Catholic Church leaders in Asia.

EVENT INFO 

PARRAMATTA: Monday, 15 September, 6pm – 8pm  **SOLD OUT – You can still register for the livestream**

Public conversation between Cardinal Chow and Fr Richard Leonard SJ, St Patrick’s Cloister Hall, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta – Sydney NSW. This event will be livestreamed.  

MELBOURNE: Tuesday, 16 September, 5pm – 6.30pm 

Public conversation between Cardinal Chow and Fr Dan Madigan SJ, Newman College, Parkville, Melbourne VIC as part of the Helder Camara Lecture Series – marking its 40th anniversary. 

Bishop Vincent Presents Cardinal Stephen Chow SJ, Hong Kong 

We are delighted to invite you to our next exciting guest speaker as part of the Bishop Vincent Presents series: A conversation with Cardinal Chow SJ, Bishop of Hong Kong, one of the most senior Catholic Church leaders in Asia. 

Moderated by Fr Richard Leonard SJ, you won’t want to miss this conversation on “Bridge-building” on Monday 15 September, 6pm – 8pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall. 

This event was previously postponed, and we are pleased to invite you to the rescheduled date. 

Find out more and register above. Registration is essential.   

Places are filling up fast, so secure your seat today. 

Cardinal Stephen Chow SJ

Presenter

Born in 1959, Cardinal Stephen Chow SJ grew up in Hong Kong during British colonial rule, joining the Society of Jesus in 1984, and studied education and psychology before becoming a high school teacher. In 1994 he was ordained a priest and over the next 12 years undertook postgraduate study, culminating in a doctorate of education in human development and psychology from Harvard University in 2006. He has been supervisor of several Jesuit colleges in Hong Kong, an honorary professor of education at the University of Hong Kong and a guest professor at the Holy Spirit Seminary, in Hong Kong. For three years from 2018 he served as the provincial superior of the Chinese province of the Society of Jesus. He has been Bishop of Hong Kong since 2021, and in 2023 Pope Francis made him a cardinal.