Savio Tai Fai Hon
Savio Hon Tai - Fai SDB (Chinese韩大辉/韩大辉, Pinyin Hán DAHUI, Cantonese Hon Daaifai; born October 21, 1950 in Hong Kong ) is a Curia, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
Savio Hon Tai - Fai joined the Congregation of the Salesians of Don Bosco and laid on August 15, 1969, the first profession from. On August 15, 1975 Hon Tai - Fai made his perpetual profession. He received on 17 July 1982, the sacrament of Holy Orders and was incardinated in the clergy of the diocese of Hong Kong.
Savio Hon Tai - Fai graduated from the University of London, a baccalaureate in philosophy and received his doctorate at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome in Catholic theology. He was secretary of the Salesian Province of China, Rector of the Provincial House, delegate of the Chinese Province of the Order for Social Communications, Moderator and President of some chapters of the Chinese Salesian Province, Vice - Provincial and finally Provincial of the Salesian Province of China. Moreover, it was Savio Hon Tai - Fai delegate some general chapters of the Salesians of Don Bosco. 2002 Hon Tai - Fai was a presenter at the General Chapter of the Salesians of Don Bosco.
He was at the Seminary of the Diocese of Hong Kong professor of dogmatic and fundamental theology. He also had several guest professorships at various seminaries in China.
On 23 December 2010 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him. Titular Archbishop of Sila and appointed him as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. He received his episcopal consecration Benedict XVI. on 5 February 2011 at St. Peter's Basilica; Co-consecrators were Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano and Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone SDB. On September 21, 2013, was confirmed by Pope Francis permanently in the office of the secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Savio Hon Tai - Fai was responsible for the translation of the Katechismuses of the Catholic Church into Chinese.
Since 1999 he is member of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, since 2004 member of the International Theological Commission and since 2012 member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.