Ignatius C. Wang

Ignatius Chung Wang (born February 27, 1934, Beijing, China) is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 2002–2009. Consecrated on January 30, 2003 as the titular bishop of Sitipa,[1] Wang is the first Asian American and Chinese American to be appointed to the office of bishop.[2][3][4]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Ignatius Chung Wang
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco
Titular Bishop of Sitipa
Bishop Ignatius Wang in February 2008
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
AppointedDecember 13, 2002
InstalledJanuary 30, 2003
Term endedMay 16, 2009
Other postsTitular Bishop of Sitipa
Orders
OrdinationJuly 4, 1959
ConsecrationJanuary 30, 2003
by William Levada, Patrick Joseph McGrath, and John Charles Wester
Personal details
Born (1934-02-27) February 27, 1934
Peking, China
MottoQuid retribuam Domino
Styles of
Ignatius Chung Wang
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

On May 16, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI received the resignation of Bishop Wang in accordance with canons 411 and 401 para. 1 of the Code of Canon Law.

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Ignatius Chung Wang". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  2. Donovan, Gill (2003). "National Catholic Reporter article". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  3. "Chinese-american Becomes 1st Asian Catholic Bishop In U.s." Orlando Sentinel. 15 December 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. Michael O. Garvey (21 September 2003). "First Asian-American Catholic bishop to speak Sept. 29". Notre Dame News. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
-		 Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
2003-2009		 Succeeded by
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