Francis Hsu

Francis Hsu Chen-Ping simplified Chinese: 徐诚斌; traditional Chinese: 徐誠斌; pinyin: Xú Chéngbīn; (20 February 1920 – 23 May 1973), was a Chinese clergyman. He was the third bishop, (the first ethnically-Chinese one), of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francis Hsu Chen-Ping
Bishop of Hong Kong
Diocese	Hong Kong
Installed	30 November 1968
Term ended	23 May 1973
Predecessor	Lorenzo Bianchi
Successor	Peter Lei
Orders
Ordination	14 March 1959
Consecration	7 October 1967 by Lorenzo Bianchi
Personal details
Born	(1920-02-20)20 February 1920 Shanghai, Republic of China
Died	23 May 1973(1973-05-23) (aged 53) British Hong Kong
Buried	Crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong
Nationality	Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
Denomination	Catholic
Residence	Hong Kong
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1967–1968) Titular Bishop of Horrea (1967–1969) Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong (1968–1969)
Alma mater	Oxford University St. John's University, Shanghai
Motto	Laetus Serviam
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Francis Hsu
History Priestly ordination Date 14 March 1959 Place Rome, Italy Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Lorenzo Bianchi (Hong Kong) Co-consecrators Stanislaus Lo Kuang (Taipei) Petrus Tou Pao-zin (Hsinchu) Date 7 October 1967 Place Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Francis Hsu as principal consecrator Peter Lei 8 September 1971
Source(s): [1]

Styles of Francis Hsu Chen-Ping
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Born into a Methodist family in Shanghai, Hsu joined the Catholic Church when he was teaching at a National Central University in Nanking between 1944 and 1947. He studied at St. John's University, Shanghai in 1936. He was awarded Master of Arts from Merton College, Oxford.[2]

Hsu escaped to Hong Kong in 1950 after the Kuomintang left mainland China. He was later ordained a Priest in Rome on 14 March 1959. Hsu was the editor of Kung Kao Po, a Catholic newspaper in Hong Kong, from 1959 to 1965. On 1 July 1967, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong and Titular Bishop of Orrea. After the resignation of Lorenzo Bianchi in 1969, he was appointed bishop of Hong Kong.

Francis Hsu died in Hong Kong on 23 May 1973 from a heart attack.

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

References

1. Hutton, Mercedes (3 October 2019). "Remembering Hong Kong's first Chinese bishop, Francis Hsu". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
2. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 349.

External links

• His Biography by the Catholic Church

Catholic Church titles
First	Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 1967–1969	Vacant Title next held by Peter Lei
First	Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong 1968–1969	Vacant Title next held by John Tong Hon
Preceded by Lorenzo Bianchi	Bishop of Hong Kong 1969–1973	Succeeded by Peter Lei
Preceded by Francis Patrick Carroll	— TITULAR — Bishop of Horrea 1967–1969	Succeeded by Alphonse U Than Aung