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Richard Sui On Chang (November 30, 1941 – August 30, 2017) was bishop of the
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from 1997 to 2006.


Early life and education

He was born on November 30, 1941, in
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in the then
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. Chang’s studied at
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in
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, from where he graduated with a
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. He then earned a
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from
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in 1966. That same year, on March 5, he was ordained deacon and then priest on September 4, by the Bishop of Hawaii
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.


Ordained Ministry

After ordination, he became assistant Holy Nativity Church in
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and in 1970, became rector of All Saints' Church in
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, where he remained till 1978. Simultaneously, he also served as Archdeacon of Hawaii from 1970 till 1974. In 1979, he was appointed as the executive officer of the Diocese of Hawaii. In 1986, he moved to
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to serve as Chief Operations Officer of the Episcopal Church Centre and as assistant to the Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. He also became an honorary
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of Holy Trinity Cathedral in
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.


Episcopacy

On June 29, 1995, Chang was elected Bishop of Hawaii on the third ballot, during a special convention held in St Andrew's Cathedral,
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. He was consecrated Bishop of Hawaii on January 4, 1997 by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. Chang retired in 2006 and died on August 30, 2017 in Honolulu following an illness."RIP: Richard Sui On Chang, fourth bishop of Hawaii"
''Episcopal News Service'', 31 August 2017. Retrieved on 24 May 2020.


See also

*
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External links


From Hawaii's Bishop Richard S.O. Chang: A Statement on Windsor Report


References

1941 births 2017 deaths ʻIolani School alumni Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni Church Divinity School of the Pacific alumni People from Honolulu Episcopal bishops of Hawaii 20th-century American Episcopalians {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub