Joseph Sun Zhibin
Joseph Sun Zhibin ( April 4, 1911 , † October 23, 2008 ) was Catholic Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Iduhsien .
Life
Joseph Sun Zhibin studied from 1923 at the seminary and received the 1939 ordination . In 1953, he was sentenced to four years in prison for his belief and imprisoned. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution , he was a slave laborer in a shoe factory. He was only able to resume pastoral work in 1980.
Joseph Sun Zhibin was appointed bishop of Iduhsien (Yiduxian) Apostolic Prefecture in east China's Shandong Province on April 24, 1988 . He was China's oldest bishop.
Representatives of the local authorities also attended the requiem for Bishop Sun in Yidu Cathedral on October 29, 2008.
Individual evidence
- ^ "China: Elder Bishop Has Died" , Vatican Radio , November 10, 2008
Web links
- "97 year-old Bishop Joseph Sun Zhibin, the oldest Chinese bishop, passes away" ( Memento from April 14, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Fides November 10, 2008
- "Bishop Of Yidu, Who Restored 'Small' Diocese, Dies At 97" , CBCP November 10, 2008
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| SURNAME | Sun, Joseph Zhibin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joseph Sun Zhi-bin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic Bishop of Iduhsien Apostolic Prefecture, China |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2008 |