Ignatius Chung Wang
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Ignatius Chung Wang |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco Titular Bishop of Sitipa |
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Bishop Ignatius Wang in February 2008
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| Archdiocese | San Francisco |
| Appointed | December 13, 2002 |
| Installed | January 30, 2003 |
| Term ended | May 16, 2009 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Sitipa |
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| Ordination | July 4, 1959 |
| Consecration | January 30, 2003 by William Levada, Patrick Joseph McGrath, and John Charles Wester |
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| Born |
February 27, 1934 Peking, China |
| Motto | Quid retribuam Domino |
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Styles of Ignatius Chung Wang |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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, Wang is the first Asian American and Chinese American to be appointed to the office of bishop.
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.
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