BISHOPS

 

THE XXXX ETHNIC CHINESE BISHOPS
APPONTED BY POPES PIUS XI AND PIUS XII
TO CHINESE SEES BETWEEN 1926 AND 1949
WHO WERE STILL ALIVE
AT THE CREATION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN 1949:

(* = Joined Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association)

• Tian Geng-xin (T'ien Keng-hsin) Thomas, S.V.D.
  b. in 18xx; died in 19xx. Ordained in 19xx.
  Consecrated
  Cardinal Archbishop of Pei-ching [Bei-jing] in Ho-pei [He-bei] Province
  Left China in 1949.
• Yu Bin (Yü P'in) Paul
  b. in 18xx; died in 19xx. Ordained in 19xx.
  Consecrated
  Archbishop of Nan-ching [Nan-jing] in Kiang-su [Jiang-su] Province
  Left China in 1949
• *Wang Wen-cheng (Wang Wen-ch'eng) Paul
  b. in 18xx; died in 19xx. Ordained in 19xx.
  Consecrated 24 February 1930 by Msgr.
  Bishop of Nan-chong (Shun-king) in Si-chuan (Sze-chwan) Province
  He was the consecrator of one Patriotic Bishop and a co-consecrator for yet another.
• *Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng) Francis Xavier, S.J.
  b. in 18xx; died in 19xx. Ordained in 19xx.
  Consecrated 28 March 1938 By Msgr.
  Bishop of Xian-xian (Hsien-hsien) in He-bei (Ho-peh) Province
• Zhou Ji-shi (Chou Chi-shih) Joseph
  b. in 18xx; died in 19xx. Ordained in 19xx.
  Consecrated
  Archbishop of Nan-ch'ang [Nan-chang] in Kiang-si [Jiang-xi] Province and
  Administrator of the Dioceses of .
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THE EIGHTEEN CHINESE BISHOPS
APPOINTED BY POPE PIUS XII
TO CHINESE SEES BETWEEN 1949 AND 1952:

(* = Joined Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association)

• *Deng Ji-zhou (Teng Chi-chou) Paul
  b. in 1902; d. in 1990. Ordained in 1936.
  Consecrated Bishop of Le-shan in Si-chuan in 1949 by Msgr.
  Sentenced to a forced labor camp from 1969 to 1973.
  After release, he in 1979 resumed leadership of his diocese, where he resided until his death.
• Deng Yi-ming (Teng I-ming) Dominic
  b. in 1908; died in 1995. Ordained in 1941.
  Consecrated a Bishop and named Administrator of Guang-zhou in 1951 by Msgr. Gustav Deswazieres.
  Imprisoned from 1958 to 1980.
  Upon release he resumed leadership of his diocese,
  but that same year went to Hong Kong for medical treatment.
  While in Hong Kong, he was in 1981 appointed by Pope John Paul II as Archbishop of Guang-zhou.
  Denounced by the CCPA for accepting the appointment, he remained in Hong Kong until 1994,
  when he moved to San Francisco, California, where he lived until his death in Connecticut,
  with Cardinal Kung P'in-mei Ignatius at his bedside.
• *Duan Yin-ming (Tuan Yin-ming) Matthias
  b. in 1908; still living. Ordained in 1937.
  Consecrated Bishop of Wan-xian in Si-chuan in 1949 by Msgr.
  Sentenced to a forced labor camp from 1966 to 1973.
  Upon release, he resided in his home Da-xian in Si-chuan from 1073 to 1979
  In 1980 he resumed leadership of his diocese.
• Fan Xue-yan (Fan Hsüeh-yen) Peter Joseph
  b. in 1907; d. in 1992. Ordained in 1934.
  Consecrated Bishop of Bao-ding in He-bei in 1951 by Msgr.
  Imprisoned from 1957 to 1979 and again from 1984 to 1987.
  Upon release, he resided in Bao-ding in He-bei until his death.
• Gong Pin-mei (Kung P'in-mei) Ignatius
  b. in 1901; still alive. Ordained in 1930.
  Consecrated Bishop in 1949 by Msgr.
  Appointed Bishop of Shang-hai in 1950 and Administrator of Nan-jing and Su-zhou in 1951.
  Imprisoned from 1955 to 1985.
  Three years after his release in 1985 on parole, he went to Connecticut where he now lives.
  Named Cardinal in pectore by Pope John Paul II (appointment publicized in 1986).
• *Han Ting-bi (Han T'ing-pi) Francis
  b. in 1908; d. in 1991. Ordained in 1934.
  Consecrated Bishop of Hong-dong in Shan-xi in 1951 by Msgr. Antonio Riberi.
  Under house arrest in 1957 and in a forced labor camp from 1958 to 1979.
  After release, he resumed leadership of his diocese in 1980.
• Lei Zhen-xia (Lei Chen-hsia) Simon
  b. in 1914; d. in 1971. Ordained in 1940.
  Consecrated Bishop of Feng-yang in Shan-xi in 1951 by Msgr. Antonio Riberi.
  Imprisoned in 1955; later sentenced to death and executed in 1971 in Tai-yuan in Shan-xi.
• *Li Bo-yu (Li Po-yü) Alois
  b. in 1908; d. in 1980. Ordained in 1933.
  Consecrated Bishop of Zhou-zhi in Shaan-xi in 1951 by Msgr.
  He was elected a Vice President of the CCPA in 1957.
  Imprisoned from 1966 to 1971.
  Upon release, he returned to his home in Wei-qi-zhai, Shaan-xi, remaining there until he died.
• *Li Dao-nan (Li Tao-nan) Joseph
  b. in 1902; d. in the early 1970s. Ordained in 1936.
  Consecrated Bishop of Pu-qi in Hu-bei in 1950 by Msgr. Ferrucius Rosa.
  He was elected Vice-President of the CCPA in 1957.
• Li Huan-de (Li Huan-te) Pacificus, O.F.M.
  b. in 1904; d. in 1972. Ordained in 1930.
  Consecrated Bishop of Ye-nan in Shaan-xi in 1953 by Msgr. Zhou Wei-dao.
  Imprisoned from 1955 to 1965.
  Upon release, he returned to his home in San-yuan, Shaan-xi, staying there until he died
• *Pi Shu-shi (P'i Shu-shih) Ignatius
  b. in 1897; d. in 1978. Ordained in 1928.
  Consecrated Archbishop of Shen-yang in Manchuria in 1949 by Msgr.
  Briefly arrested in early 1950s.
  He was elected President of the CCPA in 1957 and again in 1962.
• *Wang Xue-ming (Wang Hsüeh-ming) Francis
  b. in 1910; d. in 1997. Ordained in 1935.
  Consecrated Bishop of Hoh-hot in Inner Mongolia in 1951 by Msgr. Morel.
  Imprisoned from 1955 to 1957, then in a forced labor camp from 1966 to 1970.
  In 1980 he resumed leadership of his diocese as a Patriotic bishop.
• Wan Ci-zhang (Wan Tz'u-chang) Joseph
  b. in 1907; d. in 1961. Ordained in 1932.
  Consecrated Bishop of Heng-yang in Hu-nan in 1952 by Magr. Li Dao-nan.
  Sentenced in 1958 to 20 years in prison, where he died three years later.
• Yang Guang-qi (Yang Kuang-ch'i) Humilis
  b. in 1912; d. in 1957. Ordained in 1940.
  Secretly appointed Bishop of Yu-ci in 1955,
  but arrested and died in prison without having been consecrated.
• *Yi Xuan-hua (I Hsüan-hua) Francis
  b. in 1900; d. during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Ordained in 1926.
  Consecrated Bishop of Xiang-yang in Hu-bei in 1951 by Msgr. Li Dao-nan.
  He was elected Vice Secretary General of the CCPA in 1957.
• Zhang Ke-xing (Chang K'o-hsing) Melchior
  b. in 1914; d. in 1988. Ordained in 1938.
  Consecrated Bishop of Xi-wan-xi in Chahar in Inner Mongolia in 1951 by Msgr. Leo De Smedt.
  Imprisoned by the Japanese in He-bei during World War II.
  Imprisoned by the Communists continuuously from 1949 to 1985, except for two brief releases in 1951 and 1957.
  Upon release, he resided at Xuan-hua in He-bei until his death.
• Zhou Wei-dao (Chou Wei-tao) Anthony, O.F.M.
  b. in 1908; d. in 1983. Ordained in 1930.
  Consecrated Bishop of Feng-xiang in Shaan-xi in 1950 by Msgr. Antonio Riberi.
  Imprisoned from 1959 to 1979.
  Upon release, he resumed leadership of his diocese for the underground Church.
  Before he died, in 1980 he consecrated an auxiliary bishop to succeed him.
• *Zong Huai-mo (TsungHuai-mo) Alphonsus, O.F.M.
  b. in 1904; d. in 1975. Ordained in 1931.
  Consecrated Bishop of Yan-tai in Shan-dong in 1951 by Msgr. Guiseppe Oste.
  He joined the CCPA and resided in Bei-jing until his death.

 

THE XXXX BISHOPS
CONSECRATED FOR THE "PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION"
BETWEEN 1957 and 1964:

 

THE XXXX BISHOPS
CONSECRATED FOR THE "OPEN" CHURCH
SINCE 1980:

 

THE XXXX BISHOPS
CONSECRATED FOR THE "UNDERGROUND" ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
SINCE 1980 :

• An Shi-en
  Catholic Bishop of Da-ming in He-bei
• An Shu-xin Francis
  Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Bao-ding on He-bei
• Deng Yi-ming
  Catholic Bishop of Guang-zhou in GD
  (in exile, first in Hong Kong, then in Connecticut)
• Fan Xue-yan
  Catholic Bishop of Bao-ding in He-bei
• Fan Yu-fei
  Catholic Bishop of Fu-feng in SN
• Fan Zhong-liang
  Catholic Bishop of Shang-hai in SH
• Gong Pin-mei Ignatius
  Catholic Bishop of Shang-hain in SH
  (in exile in Connecticut)
• Gu Zheng Matthias
  Catholic Bishop of Xi-ning in QH
• Guo Wen-zhi
  Catholic Bishop of Qi-qi-har in HL
• Han Ding-xiang
  Catholic Bishop of Yong-nian (Han-dan) in He-bei
• Hou Guo-yang
  Catholic Bishop of Chong-qing in Si-chuan
• Hu Da-guo...........................................?just a priest?
  Gui-yang in GZ
• Huang Shou-cheng Vincent
  Catholic Bishop of Fu-an in FJ
• Jia Zhi-guo Julius
  Catholic Bishop of Zheng-ding in He-bei
• Jiang Li-ren
  Catholic Bishop of Bao-tou in Inner Mongolia
• Jin De-chen Giuseppe
  Catholic Bishop of Nan-yang in He-nan
• Li Cong-zhe
  Catholic Bishop of Ho-hot in Inner Mongolia
• Li Hong-ye
  Catholic Bishop of Luo-yang in He-nan
• Li-Jing-feng
  Catholic Bishop of Feng-xiang in SN
• Li Si-de
  Catholic Bishop of Tian-jin in TJ
• Liang Xi-sheng John
  Catholic Bishop of Kai-feng in He-nan
• Lin Xi-li James
  Catholic Bishop of Wen-zhou in ZJ
• Liu Guan-dong Peter
  Catholic Bishop of Yi-xian in He-bei
• Liu He-de Odoric
  Catholic Bishop of Han-kou in He-bei
• Liu Shu-he
  Catholic Bishop of Yi-xian in He-bei
• Lu Zhen-sheng
  Catholic Bishop of Tian-shui in GS
• Ma Zhong-mu
  Catholic Bishop of Cheng-chuan in Inner Mongolia
• Meng Zi-wen
  Catholic Bishop of Gui-gang in GX
• Shi Jing-xiang Nicholas, O.E.S.A.
  Catholic Bishop of Yi-xian in He-bei
• Su Zhi-min James
  Catholic Bishop of
• Wang Chong-lin Raymond
• Wang Mi-lu
  Catholic Bishop of
• Wei Jing-yi
  Catholic Bishop of
• Xiao Li-ren
  Catholic Bishop of
• Xie Shi-guang
  Catholic Bishop of
• Xie Ting-zhe Paul
  Catholic Bishop of
• Yang Li-bo
  Catholic Bishop of
• Yamg Shu-dao John
  Catholic Bishop of
• Yu Cheng-ti
  Catholic Bishop of
• Yuan Wen-zai Marco
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zeng Jing-mu Thomas
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zhang Bo-ren Peter
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zhang Huai-xin Thomas
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zhang Wei-zhu
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zhang Wen-mu
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zhao Feng-wu Thomas, S.V.D.
  Catholic Bishop of
• Zong Huai-de
  Catholic Bishop of

 

 

 

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