Peter Chen Bolu
Peter Chen Bolu (Bailu) ( Chinese 陳柏 廬 ; born April 18, 1913 ; † November 5, 2009 in Dafeng , Dazhong ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of the Taming Diocese in Handan , People's Republic of China .
Life
Peter Chen Bolu was ordained a priest in 1944 . Between 1966 and 1976 he was interned in a labor camp. In 1986 Francis Han Tingbi , Bishop of Hungtung ( Archdiocese of Taiyüan ), secretly donated his episcopal ordination . On May 29, 1988 he took up the post of Bishop of Taming in Handan (also Diocese of Handan ) with the toleration of the Roman Curia and the state Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association . In 1993 he resigned for reasons of age.
He was the initiator of the construction of the Dazhong Diocesan Hospital.
Web links
- UCANEWS: Country's oldest bishop dies in hospital he built (English)
- Kurzbiografie (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chen, Peter Bolu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chen Bailu, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese clergyman, Bishop of Handan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1913 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 2009 |
| Place of death | Dafeng , Dazhong |