Peter Lei

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Peter Lei
Bishop of Hong Kong
Diocese	Hong Kong
Installed	22 April 1974
Term ended	23 July 1974
Predecessor	Francis Hsu
Successor	John Baptist Wu
Orders
Ordination	6 July 1952
Consecration	8 September 1971 by Francis Hsu
Personal details
Born	(1922-03-29)29 March 1922 Guangzhou, Republic of China
Died	23 July 1974(1974-07-23) (aged 52) St Paul's Hospital, Causeway Bay, British Hong Kong
Buried	Crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong
Nationality	Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
Denomination	Catholic
Residence	Hong Kong
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1971–1973) Titular Bishop of Octaba (1971–1973)
Alma mater
Motto	Per Crucem Ad Lucem
Coat of arms

Styles of Peter Lei
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	none

Peter Lei Wang-Kei 李宏基主教 (March 29, 1922 – July 23, 1974) was the fourth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.

Born in Nam Hoi, Lei was ordained priest on 6 July 1955 and Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 3 July 1971, appointed Titular Bishop of Octaba 8 September 1971.

He was sworn in as the Vicar Capitular on May 23, 1973. Appointed Bishop of Hong Kong on December 21, 1973 and installed on April 22, 1974, he died not long afterwards on July 23, 1974 of sudden heart attack.

See also[]

• Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

External links[]

• His Biography by the Catholic Church

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