Enrico Valtorta

Enrico Pascal Valtorta (Chinese: 恩理覺) (14 May 1883 – 3 September 1951) was the last Apostolic Vicar and the first Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong. He was born in Italy at Carate Brianza, and was ordained priest in Milan on 30 March 1907 for the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). He arrived in Hong Kong on 5 October 1907 and from 1909 to 1911 was apostolic missionary for Nam Tau (San On District) and Sai Kung (New Territories); Rector of St. Joseph's Church at Garden Road and teacher at seminary in 1913; Chaplain to Victoria Gaol (1921–1925). Appointed 4th Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong on 8 March 1926, was consecrated Titular Bishop of Lerus on 13 June 1926. Hong Kong Apostolic Vicariate was raised to a Diocese on 11 April 1946. Bishop Valtorta was installed as Bishop of the Hong Kong Diocese on 31 October 1948. He died in Hong Kong in 1951. Valtorta College in Tai Po was named after him.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Enrico Valtorta
Bishop of Hong Kong
Diocese	Hong Kong
Appointed	8 March 1926 (as Vicar Apostolic) 11 April 1946 (as Bishop)
Installed	13 June 1926 (as Vicar Apostolic) 31 October 1948 (as Bishop)
Term ended	3 September 1951
Predecessor	Dominic Pozzoni (as Vicar Apostolic)
Successor	Lorenzo Bianchi
Orders
Ordination	30 March 1907
Consecration	13 June 1926
Personal details
Born	14 May 1883 Carate Brianza, Italy
Died	3 September 1951 (aged 68) Hong Kong
Buried	Crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Motto	Ponere Vitam
Coat of arms

Styles of Enrico Valtorta
Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

See also

• Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

External links

• His Biography by the Catholic Church