Han Dingxiang
Han Ding Xiang ( Chinese 韓鼎祥 / 韩鼎祥 , Pinyin Hán Dǐngxiáng * 17th May 1937 ; † 9. September 2007 ) was Chinese Roman Catholic underground - bishop of Yongnian (永年县/永年縣) in the province of Hebei .
Life
Han Dingxiang was ordained a priest in 1986 and episcopal ordination in 1989 .
He has been arrested, detained or placed under house arrest by the Chinese government a total of 11 times in his life. From 1960 to 1979 he was in a labor camp ; he has spent a total of 35 years of his life in custody or in custody. He was last placed under arrest in 1999 while accompanying some nuns on a retreat in Shijiazhuang . Since 2005 he has been held in an undisclosed location.
Han Dingxiang allegedly died of complications from lung cancer in a hospital. Immediately after Hans death, government authorities ordered the cremation of the body, and within a few hours the ashes were buried in a public cemetery, according to the US Cardinal Kung Foundation. The foundation asked the Vatican to open an official investigation.
See also
Web links
- Der Tagesspiegel : "Underground Bishop Han Dingxiang died under mysterious circumstances" , September 11, 2007
- AFP : Jailed Catholic bishop in China dies , September 12, 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ "China: Underground Bishop Disappeared Again" ( Memento of October 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), CSI aktuell 1/2006
- ↑ "Cardinal Kung Foundation Calls for Official Investigation Following the Death of Bishop Han Dingxiang," Ucanews / RV / JF, September 11, 2007
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SURNAME | Han, Dingxiang |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese clergyman, Bishop of Yongnian |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1937 |
DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 2007 |