Paul Shan Kuo-hsi

Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (September 2010)

Cardinal coat of arms by Paul Shan Kuo Hsi

Paul Cardinal Shan Kuo-hsi SJ ( Chinese  單 國 璽 , Pinyin Shàn Guóxǐ ; born December 3, 1923 in Puyang , Hebei Province, China ; † August 22, 2012 in New Taipei , Republic of China (Taiwan) ) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Kaohsiung , President of the Sino-Regional Bishops' Conference in Taiwan, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fu Jen Catholic University .

Life

Shan was born in Puyang, a city on mainland China. On September 11, 1946, he joined the Jesuit Order in Beijing and left China. After his first vow on September 12, 1948, he studied philosophy at the Diocesan Seminary of St. Joseph in Chiughsien (1944–1946) and at the Jesuit Philosophical Institute in Manila (1941–1951). He studied Catholic theology (1952-1956) at the Bellarmine College in Baguio in the Philippines and was ordained a priest there on April 18 (or March) 1955 . From 1957 to 1959 he was the director of the Sacred Heart School in Cebu City. From 1959 to 1961 he completed a doctoral degree at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . He was novice master of his order in Thuduc in Vietnam (1961–63). On February 2, 1963, he made his perpetual profession in Thuduc .

In 1976 Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Vicar Apostolic in Taipei . On November 15, 1979 Pope appointed him John Paul II. To the Bishops of Hwalien . He received episcopal ordination on February 14, 1980 by Matthew Kia Yen-wen , Archbishop of Taipei; Co- consecrators were the retired Archbishops of Taipei Joseph Kuo Joshih and Stanislaus Lo Kuang .

He was elected President of the Commission for Evangelism of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference (CRBC) in Taiwan in 1981 . He was also called to the Office for Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences . From 1983 to 1985 he was President of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and from 1985 to 1991 President of the Commission for Social Communication. on April 7, 1987, he was elected President of the Sino Regional Bishops' Conference in Taiwan. In 1987 he became a member of the FABC Central Committee.

On March 4, 1991, Shan moved to the head of the Kaohsiung Diocese . In 1991 he was appointed by John Paul II to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications , in 1992 to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and in 1993 to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue .

In the consistory of February 21, 1998 Shan was a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Crisogono in the College of Cardinals received. However , he did not take part in the 2005 conclave because he had already exceeded the maximum age limit for the election of the Pope.

Pope Benedict XVI On January 5, 2006, he accepted his resignation due to reasons of age. His successor on the same day was his previous coadjutor , Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung .

He died of complications from lung cancer. Since he was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, he has been committed to dealing with cancer and has become a public figure in Taiwan; he initiated the "Farewell to My Life" tour in Taiwan.

Web links

• Shan Kuo-hsi, SJ, Paul. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 13, 2016.
• Entry for Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, SJ on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 13, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 天主教 樞機 主教 單 國 璽 病逝 享年 90 歲 ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Shan Kuo-Hsi, Paul, SI , CNA, August 22, 2012 (English)
3. ↑ CARDINAL SHAN KUO-HSI: CANCER AS GOD'S WILL - "WHY NOT ME TOO?" ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Zenit, December 10, 2007 

predecessor	Office	successor
Matthew Kia Yen-wen	Bishop of Wales 1979–1991	Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un
Joseph Cheng Tien-Siang OP	Bishop of Kaohsiung 1991-2006	Peter Liu Cheng-chung

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Shan is the family name here, Paul Kuo-hsi is the first name.