Background
A Hakka, he was born in Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong in 1952 and was ordained priest by Cardinal John Wu in 1979.
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Dominic Chen
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Career
He is also the of the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Dominic Chan has been the of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese since 1992. In this office, he serves as Chairperson of the Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Marriage and the Family, the Diocesan Commission for Laity Formation, the Committee for Promoting the Cardinal"s Pastoral Exhortation, the Diocesan Board of Catholic Cemeteries and the Diocesan Committee for the Permanent Diaconate.
Dominic Chan has also been the of the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception since 2000.
As the of the cathedral, he prohibited Catholics who were sympathetic towards the group to enter the cathedral. He believed that his elevation will show how important the Holy See values the church in China, and that it would be an honour to have a cardinal once again to head the diocese.
Membership
He is also an Ex-officio Member of the Council of Priests, the Diocesan Personnel Commission, the Hong Kong Catholic Board of Education, the Hong Kong Catholic Education Development Committee, the Central Management Committee for Diocesan Schools and the Diocesan Building and Development Commission. On 17 August 2003, eight members of the radical Rainbow Action gay rights group disrupted a Sunday Mass at the Catholic Cathedral.
