NINTH LINEAGE _____
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The last of the complex lineages to be discussed here derive from the ten Chinese bishops who, beginning in April 1958, consecrated dozens of independent bishops for the Chinese Catholics' Patriotic Association (later re-named the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association).

In assembling this chart I am especially grateful for the information, and encouragement, received from Mr. Charles N. Bransom, Jr., of Mango, Florida, and from Sr. Betty Ann Maheu, M.M., of the Holy Spirit Study Centre in Hong Kong, China, both having unparalleled knowledge of the Chinese hierarchy.

I also recommend to readers the outstanding Bibliography on the Church in China compiled by Rev. Vincent Lapomarda, SJ.

To be able to understand this "Patriotic" lineage one must first learn something about the history of Catholicism in China, especially in this century. Below are, in three segments, a summary of what lead up to the "Patriotic" bishops.

THE HISTORY OF CHINESE CATHOLIC BISHOPS

CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA
PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, IN 1926, OF THE NATIVE HIERARCHY

CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA
BETWEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT, IN 1926, OF THE NATIVE HIERARCHY
AND THE CONQUEST, IN 1949, OF MAINLAND CHINA BY THE COMMUNISTS

CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA
SINCE THE CONQUEST, IN 1949, OF MAINLAND CHINA BY THE COMMUNISTS

The ten Roman Catholic bishops who became the original Chinese Patriotic bishops are listed below. By clicking on their names, you can access each of their lineages.

THE CONSECRATIONS OF THE "PATRIOTIC BISHOPS"

  • Wang Wen-ch'eng (Wang Wen-cheng) Paul
    Bishop of Nan-chong (Shun-king) in Si-chuan (Szu-ch'uan) Province
      Consecrated 24 February 1930;
      He was the consecrator of one Patriotic Bishop and a co-consecrator for yet another.
  • Teng Chi-chou (Deng Ji-zhou) Paul
    Bishop of Le-shan (Kia-ting) in Si-chuan (Szu-ch'uan) Province
      Consecrated 21 September 1949;
      He was the consecrator of one Patriotic Bishop and a co-consecrator for three others.
  • P'i Shu-shih (Pi Shu-shi) Ignatius
    Archbishop of Shen-yang (a/k/a Mukden) in Liao-ning Province of Manchuria
      Consecrated 11 October 1949;
      He was the consecrator of thirty Patriotic Bishops, but never a co-consecrator.
  • Tuan Yin-ming (Duan Yin-ming) Matthias
    Bishop of Wan-xian (Wan-hsien) in Si-chuan (Szu-ch'uan) Province
      Consecrated 11 October 1949;
      He was the consecrator of three Patriotic Bishops and a co-consecrator for three others.
  • I Hsüan-hua (Yi Xuan-hua) Francis
    Bishop of Xiang-yang (Hsiang-yang) in Hu-bei (Hu-pei) Province
      Consecrated 7 February 1951;
      He was the consecrator of two Patriotic Bishops and a co-consecrator for nine others.
  • Li Tao-nan (Li Dao-nan) Joseph
    Bishop of Pu-qi (P'u-ch'i) in Hu-bei (Hu-pei) Province
      Consecrated 24 June 1951;
      He was the consecrator of four Patriotic Bishops and a co-consecrator for five others.
  • Li Po-yü (Li Bo-yu) Alois
    Bishop of Zhou-zhi (Chow-chi) in Shaan-xi (Shan-si) Province
      Consecrated xx August 1951;
      He was the consecrator of one Patriotic Bishop and a co-consecrator for thirteen others.
  • Wang Hsüeh-ming (Wang Xue-ming) Francis
    Archbishop of Hoh-hot (Sui-yuan) in Inner Mongolia
      Consecrated 7 October 1951;
      He was the consecrator of no Patriotic Bishops, but a co-consecrator for eleven.
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Click here to see Charts of the Chinese Patriotic Bishops
arranged alphabetically by their surnames.

Click here to see Charts of the Chinese Patriotic Bishops
arranged geographically by their dioceses/vicariates.

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