Ignatius C. Wang


Ignatius Chung Wang
汪中璋
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco
Titular Bishop of Sitipa
Bishop Ignatius Wang in February 2008
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
AppointedDecember 13, 2002
InstalledJanuary 30, 2003
RetiredMay 16, 2009
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Sitipa
Orders
OrdinationJuly 4, 1959
ConsecrationJanuary 30, 2003
by William Levada, Patrick Joseph McGrath, and John Charles Wester
Personal details
Born (1934-02-27) February 27, 1934
MottoQuid retribuam Domino
(What shall I repay the Lord?)
Styles of
Ignatius Chung Wang
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Ignatius Chung Wang (born February 27, 1934) is a Chinese-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California from 2002 to 2009. Wang is the first Asian-American and Chinese-American to be appointed as a Catholic bishop.