Matthias Clement Tze-Wo Der (; born 14 August 1964)
is an
Anglican bishop
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from Hong Kong. He has served as
Bishop
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of
Hong Kong Island
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since January 2021. Prior to his episcopacy, he served as the
dean
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of
St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong from July 2012 to December 2020.
Early life
Der was born in Hong Kong and moved to Taiwan from 1966 to 1976, where his father served as priest in the Church of Good Shepherd in the
Episcopal Church.
[New Hong Kong Coadjutor Has Canadian & American Ties]
/ref>[ He described himself as a person "who could not speak clearly until the age of four, who struggled through school for most of his early schooling and who didn't learn the ABCs till the age of 12".][ In 1981, Der attended ]Seabury Hall
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, a boarding school in Hawaii
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.[ He attended the ]University of Toronto
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in 1984 and graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) and obtained a Master of Divinity
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degree from Wycliffe College, Toronto
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in 1990.[
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Ministry
In 1990, he was ordained
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to the diaconate
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in the Diocese of Toronto of the Anglican Church of Canada
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, and to the priesthood in 1991.[ After serving his ]curacy
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, Der served as incumbent
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of St Christopher's Anglican Church in Greater Toronto
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for twenty years, helping St Christopher expand to a parish worshipping from two sites in North York
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and Richmond Hill.[ He was appointed an ]Honorary Canon
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of St James’ Cathedral, Toronto in 2007.[
Der was appointed Dean of ]St John's Cathedral :''This list is for St. John the Evangelist Cathedrals. For St. John the Baptist Cathedrals, see St. John the Baptist Cathedral (disambiguation)''
St. John's Cathedral, St. John Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. John, or other variations on the name ...
of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
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(Hong Kong Anglican Church) in July 2012 and installed on 13 October 2012.[
He is also a delegate to the ]General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui The General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui () exercises the metropolitical authority of the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. It is a tricameral synod which governs the Province and has the final authority in all matters affecting ...
and serves as the Director of Supervisors for student placement at SKH Ming Hua Theological College and a member of the Board of Governors of Matilda International Hospital.Diocese of Hong Kong Island
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in November 2019.
/ref> He was enthroned as the Bishop of Hong Kong Island
The Diocese of Hong Kong Island is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, a province of the Anglican Communion. Its territory covers Hong Kong Island and the outlying islands. The cathedral of the diocese, St. John's Ca ...
on 2 January 2021, succeeding Paul Kwong
Paul Kwong CStJ (; born 28 February 1950) is a retired Anglican bishop from Hong Kong, who served as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Bishop of Hong Kong Island, and Bishop of Macau from 2007 to 2021. Kwong is also the current ...
[Hong Kong: Former Toronto priest elected bishop]
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Family
Matthias Der is son of Canon Edmund B. Der (謝博文法政牧師), an Anglian priest and canon who served in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada and USA.[Installation of The Very Reverend Canon Matthias Der]
/ref> His younger brother Canon Philip Der (謝子樂法政牧師) is also an Anglican priest and canon, who succeeded Matthias as incumbent at St Christopher.[ Matthias is married, and the couple have two daughters.][The Very Reverend Matthias Tze Wo Der ](_blank)
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References
External links
The Very Reverend Matthias Tze Wo DerBishop Matthias's Consecration Service
{{DEFAULTSORT:Der, Matthias Clement Tze-Wo
Living people
1964 births
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui clergy
Deans of Hong Kong
21st-century Anglican bishops in China
Anglican bishops in Hong Kong
Anglican bishops of Hong Kong Island