St. Teresa's Church (Hong Kong)

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St. Teresa's Church (Chinese: 聖德肋撒堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.

History

St. Teresa's Church was established on 23 April 1932.[1] It was designed by the architectural practice of the Crédit Foncier d'Extrême-Orient.[2]

The design of the Church came from the Holland Benedictine Order artist cum architect Rev. Fr. Adalbert Gresnigt O.S.B. His works spread across USA, Brazil etc. The Beijing Fu Jen University and Holy Spirit Seminary are example of his work. He adopted the Roman round figures to design the St. Teresa Church, making its atmosphere simple yet sincere.[3]

The Church is the one of the Jubilee Pilgrimage Shrine during the 2016 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.[4]

Pastoral team

PositionNameDiocese / Religious Order
Parish PriestRev. Fr. Moses Ngai Tak ManDiocese of Hong Kong
Assistant Parish PriestRev. Fr. Bernardo CervelleraPontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
Assistant Parish PriestRev. Fr. Franco CumboPontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
Assistant Parish PriestRev. Fr. Peter Le The HaiSociety of the Divine Word
Permanent DeaconRev. Deacon John Siu Sze ChuenDiocese of Hong Kong
Source:[5]

References

  1. 1.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. St. Teresa's Church, No. 258 Prince Edward Road West
  2. 2.Thomas Coomans (2014), "China Papers: The architecture archives of the building company Crédit foncier d'Extrême-Orient (1907–1959)", ABE Journal (5)
  3. 3."St. Teresa's Church". Catholic Heritage - Exploration of historic buildings of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.
  4. 4."Churches or Chapels for Pilgrims – Jubilee of Mercy". jubileeofmercy.catholic.org.hk. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  5. 5."The Ministers". 聖德肋撒堂.