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{{For|the Roman Catholic bishop|Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong}}
{{Infobox diocese
| archbishopric     = Hong Kong
| border            = Anglican
| image             = 香港聖公會大主教_陳謳明_(cropped).png
| incumbent         = [[Andrew Chan (bishop)|Andrew Chan]]
<!---- Locations ---->
| country           = [[Hong Kong]]
| residence         = [[Bishop's House, Hong Kong|Bishop's House]]
<!---- Information ---->
| established       = 1998
| cathedral         = 
<!---- Website ---->
}}
[[Image:Bishop's House, Anglican Church, Hong Kong.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Bishop's House, Hong Kong|The Bishop's House]], office and residence of the [[Archbishop]]]]
The '''Archbishop of Hong Kong''' ({{zh|t=香港聖公會大主教|labels=no}}) is the senior bishop, and spiritual and moral leader of the [[Anglican Communion#Provinces|Anglican Province]] of the [[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui]] and the [[Primate (bishop)|Primate]] of Hong Kong ({{zh|labels=no|t=教省主教長}}). The archbishop of the province is elected from among the diocesan bishops by the [[General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui|General Synod]] in which all Houses meet in a joint session.<ref name="con">Constitution of the Province</ref> {{cn span|It is notable that the archbishop ranks first among the religious leaders in the [[Hong Kong order of precedence|order of precedence of Hong Kong]].|date=May 2023}}

The current Archbishop of Hong Kong is [[Andrew Chan (bishop)|Andrew Chan]] who also serves as the [[Bishop of Western Kowloon]]. The [[Bishop's House, Hong Kong|Bishop's House]], located in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], is the office and official residence of the archbishop.

==Functions and duties==
The archbishop chairs the meeting of the [[General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui|Provincial General Synod]]. As the chief pastor of the province, he is responsible for:<ref name="con" />

* speaking in the name of the Church or the General Synod;
* giving leadership in initiating and developing policy and strategy of the Church, including implementation of resolutions of the General Synod throughout the Church;
* representing the Province in its relationship with the rest of the [[Anglican Communion]] and with other churches, and on behalf of the Province, communicating with other [[primate (bishop)|primates]];
* ordering for the [[consecration]] and [[wikt:installation|installation]] of [[Diocesan Bishop]]s when duly elected, and from time to time, assembling other bishops to meet with the new Diocesan bishop;
* convening and presiding over the meetings of the General Synod, the House of Bishops, and the Standing Committee;
* visiting every [[Diocese]], Missionary Diocese and Missionary Area and holding pastoral consultations with the Bishops thereof;
* preaching the Word; and
* celebrating [[Sacrament]]s.

==List of archbishops==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;" | Archbishops of Hong Kong
|-
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 8%;" | From
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 8%;" | Until
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 16%;" colspan="2" | Incumbent
! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 47%;" | Notes

|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1998
| style="text-align: center;" | 2007
| '''[[Peter Kwong (bishop)|Peter Kwong]]'''
| 鄺廣傑
| <small>Previously [[Bishop of Hong Kong and Macao]]; also [[Bishop of Hong Kong Island]] from 1998. </small>

|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 2007
| style="text-align: center;" | 2021
| '''[[Paul Kwong]]'''
| 鄺保羅
| <small>Also Bishop of Hong Kong Island from 2007.</small>

|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 2021
| style="text-align: center;" | 
| '''[[Andrew Chan (bishop)|Andrew Chan]]'''
| 陳謳明
| <small>Also [[Bishop of Western Kowloon]] from 2012. </small>
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hkskh.org/content.aspx?id=45&lang=1 Bishops Past & Present]

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