Year	Date	Events
1970	15 February	Official opening of the Diocesan Convention (prepared since September 1968, closed in November 1971).
	4 December	Visit of Pope Paul VI to Hong Kong.
	12 December	Christ the King Parish, Cheung Sha Wan, erected (blessed on 20 November 1971).
1971	March	Presidents of 13 Asian countries Episcopal Conferences met here and set up the Central Secretariat of the Federation of Episcopal Conferences of Asia.
	26 March	St. Bonaventure's Parish erected (church blessed on 15 July 1976).
	3 July	Fr. Peter Lei Wang-Kei appointed Auxiliary Bishop (consecrated bishop on 8 September).
	26 December	Ss. Cosmas and Damian Church, Tsuen Wan, blessed.
1972	12 August	Our Lady of China Parish, Tai Kok Tsui, erected (church blessed on 12 November 1977).
1973	8 April	Holy Redeemer's Church, Tuen Mun, blessed (built in 1960).
	23 May	Death of Bishop Hsu.
	21 December	Bishop Peter Lei appointed as 4th Bishop (installed on 22 April 1974).
1974	¡@	The Theology Division of Holy Spirit Seminary College was affiliated with the Pontifical Urban University and henceforth could confer the degree of Bachelor of Sacred Theology.
	23 July	Death of Bishop Lei; Fr. Gabriel Lam Cheuk Wai elected Vicar Capitular.
1975	5 April	Fr. John Baptist Wu Cheng-Chung appointed 5th Bishop (consecrated and installed on 25 July).
	1 October	Foreign Mission Society of Mexico Fathers arrived for pastoral work.
	10 November	Holy Spirit Rectory, Ho Man Tin, erected (parish since 1 July 1979).
1976	¡@	The Philosophy Division of Holy Spirit Seminary College was affiliated with the Pontifical Urban University and henceforth could confer the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy.
	7 January	Sheung Shui District erected (work started in 1973, Mother of Christ Church blessed on 1 January 1976, parish since 1 July 1979).
1977	February	Missionary of Charity Brothers arrived to work with handicapped people.
	27 March	St. Alfred's Church, Shatin, blessed.
	1 October	Diocesan Audio-visual Centre established.
	8 October	St. Luke's Rectory, Wong Chuk Hang, erected (parish since 1 July 1979 and incorporated into St. Peter's Parish on 1 June 1997).
1978	4 March	Blessing of the Catholic Diocese Centre and new wing of Caritas House by Cardinal Hoeffner of Cologne.
1979	January	Pious Society of Daughters of St. Paul arrived for mass media apostolate.
	27 January	Inter-denominational Chapel in Kai Tak Airport blessed.
	21 March	Hong Kong Diocesan Chinese Priests Association founded.
	1 July	Decree raising all New Territories Districts and urban Rectories to parish status.
	1 December	Peng Chau divided from Cheung Chau and started as independent Parish (Our Lady Queen of Peace opened in 1959).