徘徊於中西文化及基督新、舊教的中心與邊陲：徐誠斌（1920-1973）主教的志業與平生

Abstract

Francis Hsu, the first Bishop of Hong Kong by Chinese nationality, was quite a character in the history of the Chinese Catholic Church. Against his Protestant background and his westernized education, he transferred in a dramatric way to the Catholic belief. Not only did he immersed himself with traditional Chinese culture, Hsu also involved deeply himself with Chinese affairs at his times. As a priest of the Catholic Church (ordained in 1958), he had been the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Catholic weeklies, ”Kung Kao Po”(公教報). Subsequently, he became the Director of the Catholic Center of the Hong Kong diocese. In 1967, he was chosen by Bishop Bianchi as the Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong; and by 1968 he was promoted to be the Apostolic Administrator. Before long he was appointed by the Pope as the 3rd Bishop of Hong Kong in 1969. Though only being less than six years in his episcopal career, Bishop Francis Hsu led the Catholic Church in Hong Kong to make great strides. More than that, he served also as a faithful servant to the Hong Kong society as a whole. Bishop Hsu's multifarious achievements have been highly appreciated by the Hong Kong people. Without entangling with the problems of moral judgment, this paper is mainly designed to present a brief sketch of Bishop Hsu's life and his episcopal accomplishment based on a detailed examination of the relevant historical sources.