Richard Sui On Chang

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The Right Reverend

Richard Sui On Chang

M.Div.
Hawaii
ElectedJune 29, 1995
In office1997–2006
PredecessorDonald Purple Hart
SuccessorRobert Fitzpatrick
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 4, 1966
by Harry S. Kennedy
ConsecrationJanuary 4, 1997
by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born(1941-11-30)November 30, 1941
DiedAugust 30, 2017(2017-08-30) (aged 75)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseDelia Morrish
Children2
Previous post(s)Archdeacon of Hawaii (1970-1974)
Alma materTrinity College

Richard Sui On Chang (November 30, 1941[1] – August 30, 2017) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii from 1997 to 2006.

Early life and education

He was born on November 30, 1941, in Honolulu in the then Territory of Hawaii. Chang’s studied at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He then earned a Master of Divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1966. That same year, on March 5, he was ordained deacon and then priest on September 4, by the Bishop of Hawaii Harry S. Kennedy.[2]

Ordained ministry

After ordination, he became assistant Holy Nativity Church in

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, Honolulu. 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.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory 2007. Church Publishing Incorporated. p. 159.
  2. ^ "Bishop Chang Dead at 76", The Living Church, 31 August 2017. Retrieved on 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Englecke, John P. (21 July 1995). "Bishops Elected in Hawaii and Western Mass". The Living Church. 213: 6.
  4. ^ "RIP: Richard Sui On Chang, fourth bishop of Hawaii", Episcopal News Service, 31 August 2017. Retrieved on 24 May 2020.