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

本文旨在探討1969至1973年任香港主教之徐誠斌的「傳奇」經歷。徐氏出身基督新教監理會信徒，畢業於上海聖約翰大學新聞系，早年從事西洋文學編譯及英國新聞處之工作，後轉任大學西洋文學教職，並前往英國牛津大學進修。徐氏返國任教中央大學時，適逢49年之大變局，徐氏先皈依天主教，並決定留居大陸。然未及一年，徐氏轉往香港，並走上修道之途。1959年晉鐸後，返香港任職，先後主編教區《公教報》，及任公教進行社社長。1967年，任司鐸職僅八年的徐神父，被香港主教白英奇提名為享有繼承權的輔理主教，成為香港教區首任國籍主教。其後徐氏領導教區，大步向前，然不及六年，竟因心臟病發去世。本文蒐集史料，對其短暫一生，做出素描，功過是非之評論，非其重點。

關鍵字

徐誠斌；方豪；香港教區

並列摘要

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.