John Chen Shizhong
John Chen Shizhong ( Chinese 陳 適中 , Pinyin Chén Shìzhōng , W.-G. Chʻen Shih-chung ) (born December 26, 1916 in the Republic of China ; † December 16, 2012 in Yibin , Sichuan Province , People's Republic of China ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Yibin (Diocese of Suifu 敘 府).
Life
John Chen Shizhong entered the Minor Seminary in 1930 and the Annunciation Major Seminary in 1937 . After studying philosophy and theology, he was ordained a priest in 1947 . He worked as a chaplain and pastor for several years, but was arrested after the communists came to power. He spent the 1950s in a labor camp. He was briefly released, but with the Cultural Revolution , he was re-imprisoned from 1966 to 1976. After his release from prison, he was forced to work in agriculture.
It was not until 1981 that he was able to resume his priestly service. In 1983 he helped set up a seminary in Chengdu. On June 14, 1985, he was named the eighth Bishop of Yibin by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association . Pope John Paul II later confirmed the appointment. In 1988 he became the rector of the Yibin Seminary. It was not until 2011 that he was assigned a coadjutor, Peter Luo Xuegang . Ms. Chen was particularly active in vocational ministry and priest formation.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Giuseppe Nardi (Asianews): "Camp inmate , farmer, bishop - Bishop Chen Shizhong died at the age of 96" , Catholic, December 17, 2012
- ↑ Jian Mei: "Bishop Chen Shizhong, of Yibin, is dead. He rebuilt the Church of Sichuan, " Asianews, December 17, 2012 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Ju-guang (until 1977) |
Bishop of Yibin 1992–2012 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chen, John Shizhong |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chen Shi-zhong, John; Ch'en Shih-chung; 陳 適中 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 2012 |
| Place of death | Yibin |