Paul Deng Jizhou
Paul Deng Jizhou (simplified Chinese: 邓及洲; traditional Chinese: 鄧及洲; pinyin: Dèng Jízhōu; 9 November 1905 - 10 August 1990) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading between 1949 and 1990.[1]
Paul Deng Jizhou | |
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading | |
| Church | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Leshan |
| Archdiocese | Chongqing |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading |
| Installed | June 9, 1949 |
| Term ended | August 10, 1990 |
| Predecessor | Fabian Yu Yuwen |
| Successor | Matthew Luo Duxi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 9, 1936 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1905 China |
| Died | August 10, 1990 (aged 84) China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
Deng was born on November 9, 1905. He was ordained a priest on February 9, 1936, and appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading on June 9, 1949. The bishop's ceremony followed on September 21, 1949, with Archbishop of Chongqing Louis Gabriel Xavier Jantzen as Chief Consulator, shortly before the Communists state was established on October 1 of that same year. He was one of the six Chinese bishops appointed by the Holy See in the same year. The other five are Matthias Duan Yinming, Ignatius Pi Shushi, Simon Lei Zhenxia, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei and Melchior Zhang Kexing. He died on August 10, 1990.[2]
References
- 天主教乐山教区雷世银主教祝圣庆典隆重举行. catholic-bj.org (in Chinese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- Leshan Catholic Patriotic Association (1990). 邓及洲主教安息主怀 [Bishop Paul Deng Jizhou passed away]. Catholic in China (in Chinese). 4: 66.
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