José Lai

Coadjutor Bishop of Macau (2001–2003)

Alma materSt. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Diocesan Seminary of Leiria (1967–1971)Coat of arms

Ordination history of
José Lai

History
Priestly ordination
Date	28 October 1972
Place	Portuguese Macau
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Domingos Lam (Macau)
Co-consecrators	Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa (Macau em.) John Tong Hon (Hong Kong aux.)
Date	2 June 2001
Place	Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau

Styles of José Lai Hung-seng

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

José Lai

Chinese

黎鴻昇

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lí Hóngshēng
Wade–Giles	Li Hung-sheng
Yale Romanization	Lí Húngshēng
IPA	[lǐ xʊ̌ŋʂə́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Làih Hùhng Sing
Jyutping	Lai4 Hung4 Sing1
IPA	[lɐ̏i hʊ̏ŋɕɪ́ŋ]

José Lai Hung-seng (Chinese: 黎鴻昇; born 14 January 1946, in Macau) is the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Macau, the first born in the diocese and the second Chinese bishop,^[1] the first being Domingos Lam. Lai was appointed on 23 January 2001 Coadjutor and succeeded on 30 June 2003. He was succeeded by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang (Chinese: 李斌生) on 23 January 2016.

Lai was born in Macau and attended St. Joseph's Seminary and Church before going to Portugal for further studies ^[2] at Diocesan Seminary of Leiria from 1967 to 1971 and to Grottaferrata.

References

^ Greenlees, Donald (25 December 2007). "In Macau, the church is in crisis as it seeks younger members". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^ "Diocesan Directory | ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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Catholic Church titles
Vacant Title last held by Domingos Lam	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau 2001–2003	Vacant
Preceded by Domingos Lam	Bishop of Macau 2003–2016	Succeeded by Stephen Lee